2026 Reading Challenge

Peter Diamond Series

22 primary works • 22 total works
Mysteries solved by Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath.

Book 1

The Last Detective
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3.81 · 8159 Ratings · 848 Reviews · published 1991 · 39 editions
"I am so excited for you to be at the very beginni…

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    Book 2

    Diamond Solitaire
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    3.88     · 2983 Ratings · 270 Reviews · published 1992 · 43 editions
    The second Peter Diamond investigation

    Fired from t…

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    Book 3

    The Summons
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    4.10     · 2246 Ratings · 178 Reviews · published 1995 · 39 editions
    “ The Summons  is a classic.”  — The Economist

    John…

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    Book 4

    Bloodhounds
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    3.93     · 2397 Ratings · 235 Reviews · published 1996 · 18 editions
    A rare stamp and a corpse are discovered in Bath w…

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    Book 5

    Upon A Dark Night
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    3.99     · 1628 Ratings · 147 Reviews · published 1997 · 37 editions
    “The threads of Peter Lovesey’s new Peter Diamond …

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    Book 6

    The Vault
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    4.01     · 1856 Ratings · 153 Reviews · published 1999 · 36 editions
    “Exquisitely intricate.”  — The New York Times Boo…

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    Book 7

    Diamond Dust
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    4.10     · 1581 Ratings · 136 Reviews · published 2002 · 33 editions
    “Lovesey takes his hero to emotional places he’s n…

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    Book 8

    The House Sitter
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    4.09     · 2030 Ratings · 164 Reviews · published 2003 · 28 editions
    The corpse of a beautiful woman, clad in only a ba…

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    Book 9

    The Secret Hangman
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    3.91     · 2086 Ratings · 142 Reviews · 29 editions
    Widowed Inspector Peter Diamond is being pursued b…

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    Book 10

    Skeleton Hill
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    3.96     · 1945 Ratings · 172 Reviews · published 2009 · 37 editions
    On Lansdown Hill, near Bath, a battle between Roun…

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    Book 11

    Stagestruck
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    3.84     · 1714 Ratings · 190 Reviews · published 2011 · 39 editions
    Pop diva Clarion Calhoun has packed the house with…

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    Book 12

    Cop To Corpse
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    3.88     · 1897 Ratings · 171 Reviews · published 2012 · 32 editions
    PC Harry Trasker is the third policeman in the Bat…

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    Book 13

    The Tooth Tattoo
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    3.94     · 2115 Ratings · 255 Reviews · published 2013 · 29 editions
    Peter Diamond, head of Bath CID, takes a break in …

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    Book 14

    The Stone Wife
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    3.70     · 1672 Ratings · 191 Reviews · published 2014 · 23 editions
    At a Bath auction house, a large slab of carved st…

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    Book 15

    Down Among the Dead Men
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    4.06     · 2053 Ratings · 264 Reviews · published 2015 · 18 editions
    In a Sussex town on the southeast coast of England…

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    Book 16

    Another One Goes Tonight
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    4.06     · 2034 Ratings · 211 Reviews · published 2016 · 15 editions
    In the sixteenth entry of Peter Lovesey s timeless…

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    Book 17

    Beau Death
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    3.91     · 1725 Ratings · 213 Reviews · published 2017 · 16 editions
    Peter Diamond, British detective extraordinaire, m…

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    Book 18

    Killing with Confetti
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    3.98     · 1619 Ratings · 200 Reviews · published 2019 · 13 editions
    Peter Lovesey, MWA Grand Master and titan of the E…

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    Book 19

    The Finisher
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    4.04     · 1686 Ratings · 206 Reviews · published 2020 · 16 editions
    On the 50th anniversary of the publication of his …

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    Book 20

    Diamond and the Eye
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    3.90     · 1235 Ratings · 153 Reviews · published 2021 · 13 editions
    A Bath antiques dealer has disappeared, and detect…

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    Book 21

    Showstopper
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    4.05     · 1289 Ratings · 148 Reviews · published 2022 · 11 editions
    The cast and crew of a hit British TV show is rumo…

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    Book 22

    Against the Grain
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    3.96     · 867 Ratings · 124 Reviews · 8 editions
    Detective Peter Diamond goes undercover at a seaso…

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