Archives BEAU DEATH: A PETER DIAMOND INVESTIGATION By Peter Lovesey New York: Soho Crime, 2017. $27.95 Beau Death is a doozy. It’s multi-award-winner Peter Lovesey’s seventeenth Peter Diamond novel. The series started in 1991 with the stunning The Last Detective (Anthony Award). Readers addicted to Lovesey’s appealing detective and the charming environs of […]
History, Mystery, and Joy When planning a murder, the first thing you need is a time machine. No DNA evidence to convict, if you go back three decades. No fingerprint evidence if you go back 150 years. Of course, no insanity plea either. No psychiatry, no killer profiling, no rehabilitation, and precious little mercy. All […]
Top Ten Valentine’s Day Mysteries Yeah, the human race is pretty odd, we read mysteries set during Christmas and we even have a dedicated group of fans who love to read mysteries set during Valentine’s Day! With that in mind, here’s a list of the top ten mysteries set during this card, chocolate, florist […]