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Author: Peter Lovesey
Publisher: Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage Company
Imprint: Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage Company
Edition: Large type / large print edition
Volume: 21
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9798885788304
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 26 April 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Praise for Showstopper More than 30 years into this series, Lovesey shows no signs of losing steam or ingenuity. --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Praise for Peter Lovesey Mr. Lovesey excels at mixing character-driven humor with legitimate suspense. --The Wall Street Journal Lovesey is careful to remind us that Bath holds hidden secrets behind its gracious Georgian architecture . . . Light and dark imagery is a fixture of Lovesey's Bath novels, in which life is lived on many levels, some in full sunshine and others buried in shadow. --The New York Times Book Review Lovesey is the real deal. --Seattle Times With Peter Lovesey in the world, why does anyone else bother writing mysteries at all? --Mystery Scene Magazine Peter Lovesey's storytelling skills, and certainly his gift for constructing a fair play puzzle, match those of the finest exponents of Golden Age fiction. --Martin Edwards We're treated to Lovesey's enchanting style . . . urbane wordplay and sucker-punch plotting. Don't believe anyone who says, 'I knew it all along.' --Booklist
"Praise for Showstopper ""More than 30 years into this series, Lovesey shows no signs of losing steam or ingenuity."" --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Praise for Peter Lovesey ""Mr. Lovesey excels at mixing character-driven humor with legitimate suspense."" --The Wall Street Journal ""Lovesey is careful to remind us that Bath holds hidden secrets behind its gracious Georgian architecture . . . Light and dark imagery is a fixture of Lovesey's Bath novels, in which life is lived on many levels, some in full sunshine and others buried in shadow."" --The New York Times Book Review ""Lovesey is the real deal."" --Seattle Times ""With Peter Lovesey in the world, why does anyone else bother writing mysteries at all?"" --Mystery Scene Magazine ""Peter Lovesey's storytelling skills, and certainly his gift for constructing a fair play puzzle, match those of the finest exponents of Golden Age fiction."" --Martin Edwards ""We're treated to Lovesey's enchanting style . . . urbane wordplay and sucker-punch plotting. Don't believe anyone who says, 'I knew it all along.'"" --Booklist"
Author Information
Peter Lovesey is the author of more than thirty 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.
