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    The Summons (Peter Diamond Series #3)

    The Summons (Peter Diamond Series #3)

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    by Peter Lovesey

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      ISBN-13: 9781569478127
    • Publisher: Soho Press, Incorporated
    • Publication date: 06/01/2004
    • Series: Peter Diamond Series , #3
    • Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 304
    • Sales rank: 28,911
    • File size: 2 MB

    Peter Lovesey is the author of more than thirty highly praised mystery novels. He 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 West Sussex, England.


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    John Mountjoy has escaped from prison and taken a hostage, and the only person he’ll talk to is Detective Peter Diamond, who arrested him four years earlier for the murder of a young journalist. Diamond must follow a cold trail to find another killer and clear Mountjoy’s name before another life is lost.


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    A resourceful convict's escape from a prison dubbed ``the British Alcatraz'' launches Peter Diamond's third case (after Diamond Solitaire). Once out of Albany Prison, John Mountjoy kidnaps the Assistant Chief Constable's daughter in order to force the Bath police to reopen his case. His demand: that the detective who put him away for murder now find the real killer. What he doesn't know is that Diamond-fat, bald and brilliant-has resigned from the force in a huff and lives in London, where his odd jobs include ``collecting supermarket trolleys from a car park.'' But his old bosses need him desperately and, to his own astonishment, he begins to be pursuaded that he had indeed goofed the first time. But a race is on between Diamond (with one helper, Detective Inspector Julie Hargreaves) and a team of trigger-happy cops who are itching to run Mountjoy down. The chase leads to a ``crusty'' (hippy) encampment, a horse funeral, a battered husband, ``buskers'' (street entertainers) and a siege of a huge old empty luxury hotel. Except for one irritating device used to delay the denouement, the action proceeds logically, with solid plot construction, savvy dialogue and great good humor. (Oct.)
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    Praise for The Summons
     
    “Good stuff . . . Breezy, British, and as comfy as a Cotswold cottage.”
    —The New York Times Book Review
     
    “The Summons is a classic.”
    —The Economist
     
    “Written with energy and style, a masterly performance.”
    —Rocky Mountain News
     
    “Lovesey provides a riveting and ingenious plot, clever characterizations, and splendid humor, plus—best of all—the unparalleled Peter Diamond. Rates a definite thumbs-up!”
    —Booklist
     
    “A splendid idea worked out with surpassing ingenuity. Full marks to Diamond and his inventive creator.”
    —Kirkus Reviews

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