Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Cornelius Peter's books

655 ratings | 3 reviews | avg rating:3.87

Cornelius Peter’s Followers (3)

Cornelius’s Bookshelves

to-read (9)
currently-reading (0)
read (658)
did-not-finish (0)
graphic-novels (61)

Cornelius’s Friends (105)

Jeremy Peers

1,241 books | 2,559 friends

Sandy

2,613 books | 983 friends

Abby Hurlburt

490 books | 57 friends

Kevin

657 books | 43 friends

Jim Cooper

455 books | 848 friends

Christopher Locke

20 books | 152 friends

Katie Love

3 books | 82 friends

Steven Voorhees

657 books | 70 friends

More friends…

Cornelius Peter

Goodreads Author

Born

Princeton, NJ

Website

https://corneliuspeter.pubsitepro.com/

Twitter

@CorneliusPeter

Genre

Fiction, Mystery, Sports

Influences

Carl Hiaasen, Agatha Christie, Kinky Friedman, Sue Grafton, Raymond Ch ...more

Member Since

January 2012

edit data

Cornelius Peter was born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, attended the Pomfret School in Connecticut and later received a B.A. in English from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Following graduation, he moved to San Francisco with two goals in mind: to see more Grateful Dead shows and to somehow break into stand-up comedy. After a chance meeting with the manager of the Punch Line Comedy Club at a concert by the Jerry Garcia Band, he accomplished both. He became director of promotions for the club, started working nights at the front door and eventually kicked off his performing career at the now legendary Sunday Night Showcase.
Cornelius spent the next two decades performing stand-up around the country at such venues as Cobb’s Come ...more

Combine Editions
Cornelius Peter’s books

Average rating: 3.93 · 91 ratings · 12 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Big Snooze: A Duffer McDermott Mystery (Duffer McDermott Mysteries Book 1) 3.89 avg rating — 84 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Snooze (Duffer McDermott Mystery #1) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Literarische Werke. 1905 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter Cornelius literarische werke. v.2. 1905 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter Cornelius literarische werke. c.1 v.1. 1905 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter Cornelius literarische werke. v.3. 1905 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gunlöd; Oper in drei Aufzügen. Klavierauszug mit Text von Waldemar von Baussnern. 1906 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Barbier von Bagdad : komische Oper in zwei Aufzhugen / Text und Musik von Peter Cornelius; English translation by the Rev. Marmaduke E. Browne; Klavierauszig mit Text von Waldemar [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Cornelius Peter…

Cornelius’s Recent Updates

Cornelius rated a book really liked it Ernest Hemingway: A Biography by Mary V. Dearborn	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 23, 2026 08:22AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Ernest Hemingway by Mary V. Dearborn. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Ernest Hemingway by Mary V. Dearborn <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Cornelius rated a book it was amazing A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 22, 2026 01:47PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Cornelius rated a book really liked it Ginseng Roots: A Memoir by Craig Thompson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 28, 2026 02:21PM · like
Cornelius rated a book really liked it The Word is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #1) by Anthony Horowitz (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 22, 2026 05:04PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Cornelius rated a book really liked it Dolly Parton Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 18, 2026 09:03AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Dolly Parton Songteller by Dolly Parton. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Dolly Parton Songteller by Dolly Parton <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Cornelius rated a book really liked it Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books by Gary Paulsen	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 17, 2026 02:47PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Guts by Gary Paulsen. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Guts by Gary Paulsen <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Cornelius rated a book really liked it South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 17, 2026 10:12AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Cornelius rated a book really liked it The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 11, 2026 03:06PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Cornelius rated a book really liked it The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 07, 2026 10:02PM · like
Cornelius rated a book really liked it Story of My Life by Jay McInerney (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 01, 2026 05:53PM · like