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Bloodhounds
Peter Diamond Mystery (Related to this series)
- Author
- Peter Lovesey
- Narrator
- Peter Wickham
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 29 September 2016
- Run Time
- 10 hours 40 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 4.0 (2 reviews)
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'Darling, if ever I've met a group of potential murderers anywhere, it's the Bloodhounds.' Thus says one of the members of the Bloodhounds of Bath, a society that meets in a crypt to discuss crime novels. But to their latest recruit, they seem just a gaggle of dotty misfits, until one of them reveals that he is in possession of an immensely valuable stamp, recently stolen from the Postal Museum.
Then theft is overtaken by murder when the corpse of one of the Bloodhounds is found in a locked houseboat, with the only key in the possession of a man with a perfect alibi. Burly Peter Diamond finds himself embroiled in a mystery evoking the classic crime puzzles of John Dickson Carr.
Winner of the Crime Writers Association Silver Dagger, the Barry Award and the Macavity Award.
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 4.5
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3.0 4.0
I enjoyed it, but I'm left feeling unsatisfied. Nothing really makes any sense or is in any way believable, there's no deduction or solving - without giving anything away the culprit(s) is only caught when they run for no reason and happily confess everything without there being a shred of evidence against them. There's also a glaringly obvious alternative solution to the locked room which isn't even mentioned. Nevertheless, it's worth a listen if you're into classic-style crime, and the narration is good too (the narrator sounds bizarrely like John Hurt at times!).
Iguanapaws 2026-05-06 -
5.0 5.0
So many intriguing twists and turns draw the reader deeper and deeper in this craftily constructed and absorbing novel. A brilliant read as always.
Geoff Miles 2023-10-21
Details
- Author
- Peter Lovesey
- Narrator
- Peter Wickham
- Duration
- 10 hours 40 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 September 2016
- ISBN
- 9781405536721
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Psychological thriller
- Rating
- 4.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.5(2 reviews)
Synopsis
The fourth uniquely stylish crime novel, from the award-winning Peter Diamond series.'Darling, if ever I've met a group of potential murderers anywhere, it's the Bloodhounds.' Thus says one of the members of the Bloodhounds of Bath, a society that meets in a crypt to discuss crime novels. But to their latest recruit, they seem just a gaggle of dotty misfits, until one of them reveals that he is in possession of an immensely valuable stamp, recently stolen from the Postal Museum.Then theft is overtaken by murder when the corpse of one of the Bloodhounds is found in a locked houseboat, with the only key in the possession of a man with a perfect alibi. Burly Peter Diamond finds himself embroiled in a mystery evoking the classic crime puzzles of John Dickson Carr.Winner of the Crime Writers Association Silver Dagger, the Barry Award and the Macavity Award.
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