The Best of Peter Lovesey Stories: 'Inventive, ingenious, witty and wily' Sir Ian Rankin

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Unexpected discoveries hidden among the branches of the family tree. A parrot and an astonishing cache of uncut diamonds. The story of a marriage revealed between the lines of a Victorian advice column. To crown a writing career spanning over fifty years, this collection showcases the very best of Peter Lovesey's short stories, featuring many of his most famous and much-loved characters such as Sergeant Cribb and Bertie. With his trademark wit, these inventive, intricate and entertaining stories have something for new and old fans.

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Peter Lovesey has written both historical and contemporary crime novels in a career spanning over fifty years. He is the only living author in Britain to have received both the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger and the accolade of Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. He has also been awarded the CWA Gold and Silver Daggers and the French Grand Prix de Littrature Policire.