Skeleton Hill

Battle and burial are built into the history of Lansdown Hill, so it is no great shock when part of a skeleton is unearthed there. But Peter Diamond, Bath's Head of CID, can't ignore the fresh corpse found close to the folly known as Beckford's Tower. The hill becomes the setting for one of the most puzzling cases he has investigated, involving golf, horseracing, Civil War re-enactment and the Cyrillic alphabet. Inevitably, Diamond butts heads with the group of vigilantes who call themselves the Lansdown Society, discovering in the process that his boss Georgina is a member. She resolves to sideline Diamond by sending him to Bristol and handing the skeleton investigation to his deputy, Keith Halliwell. Fortunately matters don't pan out as Georgina plans...

ISBN 0751543314   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9780751543315 (What's this?)   Pages 352 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group   Published in London Imprint Sphere   Height (mm) 198 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 126 Publication date 23 Dec 2010   Academic level General DEWEY 823.914

'Good solid traditional detection...Highly enjoyable' Literary Review 'Lovesey is famous for the fine craftsmanship of his cunning plots, along with a gentle wit and a clear eye for human foibles, and his 10th book in the Diamond series is a perfect showcase for all those skills' Morning Star 'Customary wit and gentle humour that mystery lovers have come to expect from the British master of the genre' Boston Globe 'Diamond is a classic' New York Times 'Lovesey's combination of wit, deduction and great characters is on display in a cunning mystery that would make Agatha Christie envious' The Globe and Mail (Toronto) 'Peter Lovesey is the real deal - a top master of the police procedural' The Seattle Times 'Thank goodness for Peter Lovesey. When you pick up a book with his name on it, you can always be assured of a good read' Denver Post 'A satisfyingly twisty crime thriller' Sunday Telegraph

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