The Secret Hangman

by Peter Lovesey Narrated by Simon Prebble

Overview

An Independent Mystery Booksellers Association Killer Book

Delia Williamson, a waitress and mother of two young girls, is reported missing.

She is soon found in a public park, hanging from the crossbar of a children's swing set. The postmortem reveals that she has been murdered. Her current partner, ex-husband, and a traveling salesman who frequented her restaurant are all suspects.
Before Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond can solve the mystery, more will die. But even as he pursues a killer, he finds himself pursued by a secret admirer.

“Lovesey deftly blends suspense and humor in this excellent ninth whodunit to feature Peter Diamond ... This classic series is still going strong.”-Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Editorial Reviews

Marilyn Stasio

Writing in a style that accepts no boundary between morbid and merry, Lovesey proves that the traditional puzzle mystery is always a bit of fun and games.
— The New York Times

Kirkus Reviews

Inspector Peter Diamond, three years a widower, gamely accedes to a lady's advances. How's this for a cute meeting? Peter Diamond runs over costume researcher Paloma Kean's groceries in a parking lot and insists on paying, and she reciprocates with an offer of dinner. Paloma, a divorcee, seems smitten with the burly, cantankerous detective, and her son Jerry, a religious fanatic and hospital volunteer, doesn't object. But romance must take a back seat to the latest scourge of Bath, an unknown serial killer who likes to hang his victims from high, very public places. The first to be found is Delia Williamson, followed by her ex, Danny Geaves. But digging by the Murder Squad turns up a prior couple, the Twinings, two years back. Then Jocelyn Steel is strung up. If the pattern holds, her missing husband Martin will be next to go. As if that's not work enough for the bone-tired Diamond, smash-and-grab robbers are looting the stores and half of his squad is reassigned. Worse yet, Paloma's son comes under suspicion, jeopardizing the new romance. Lovesey (The Circle, 2005, etc.), master of the switchback twist, has several in store here, but savvy readers may find them a notch or so below his crafty best.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171286347
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	08/19/2016
Series:	Peter Diamond , #9
Edition description:	Unabridged

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