Reader, I Buried Them & Other Stories Hardcover – February 1, 2022 by Peter Lovesey

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Author: Lovesey Peter

Color: Multicolor

Package Dimensions: 0x0x567

Number Of Pages: 384

Release Date: 01-02-2022

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Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Peter Lovesey presents a collection of short fiction spanning fifty years, including the first story he ever published and three brand-new stories.

More than fifty years ago, Peter Lovesey published a short story in an anthology. That short story caught the eye of the great Ruth Rendell, whose praise ignited Lovesey’s lifelong passion for short form crime fiction.

On the occasion of his hundredth short story, Peter Lovesey has assembled this devilishly clever collection, eighteen yarns of mystery, melancholy, and mischief, inhabiting such deadly settings as a theater, a monastery, and the book publishing industry.

The collection includes that first storythat launched his story-writing career as well as three exclusive new stories. In addition, Loveseyfans will delight in a personal essay by the author about the historical inspirations—and in an appearance by the irascible Bath detective Peter Diamond, who has, in the author’s words, “bulldozed his way” into this volume.
Review
Praise for Reader, I Buried Them & Other Stories“Lovesey delivers crisp dialogue, effortless narration, appealing characters, ingenious plots, and effervescent whimsy . . . A thoroughly entertaining compendium of the best of the best by one of the best.”

—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

“A celebratory display of the many things an accomplished veteran can do with the short mystery.”
—Kirkus Reviews Praise for Peter Lovesey

“Splendid entertainment . . . How [Lovesey] blends suspense and humor to the detriment of neither remains one of crime fiction’s greatest puzzles.”

—The Wall Street Journal

“Lovesey is a master of the crime novel.”

—Sara Paretsky

“I have long loved Peter Lovesey’s books . . . A creative, courageous and gifted writer.”

—Louise Penny

“What’ll it be today? A knotty puzzle mystery? A fast-paced police procedural? Something more high-toned, with a bit of wit? With the British author Peter Lovesey, there’s no need to make those agonizing decisions, because his books have it all.”

—The New York Times Book Review

“A treat.”

—Entertainment Weekly

“At once charming, chilling and convincing.”

—TIME

“Wonderfully funny.”

—Washington Post Book World

“A master storyteller.”

—The Daily Mail
About the Author
Peter Lovesey is the author of more than forty highly praised mystery novels. He has been named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America and has been awarded the CWA Gold and Silver Daggers, the Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement, the
Strand Magazine Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Macavity, Barry, and Anthony Awards, and many other honors. He lives in Shrewsbury, England.