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Reader, I buried them and other stories / Peter Lovesey.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Soho Press, Inc., [2022]Description: 372 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781641293617
  • 1641293616
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Contents:
And the band played on -- Sweet and low -- Lady luck -- Reader, I buried them -- Angela's alterations -- The bitter truth -- Ghosted -- The homicidal hat -- Oracle of the dead -- Formidophobia -- The deadliest tale of them all -- Gaslighting -- A three pie problem -- Remaindered -- Agony column -- The bathroom -- The tale of three tubs -- A monologue for mystery lovers.
Summary: "More than fifty years ago, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Peter Lovesey published a short story in an anthology. That short story caught the eye of the great Ruth Rendell, whose praise ignited Lovesey's lifelong passion for short form crime fiction. On the occasion of his hundredth short story, Peter Lovesey has assembled this devilishly clever collection, fifteen yarns of mystery, melancholy, and mischief, inhabiting such deadly settings as a theater, a monastery, and the book publishing industry. The collection includes that first story that launched his story-writing career as well as three new stories exclusive to this volume. In addition, Lovesey fans will delight in a personal essay by the author about the historical inspirations for his creation--and in an appearance by the irascible Bath detective Peter Diamond, who has, in the author's words, "bulldozed his way" into this collection"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Mystery LOVESEY, PETER Available 33111010635031
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Mystery LOVESEY, PETER Available 33111010787014
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Peter Lovesey presents a collection of short fiction spanning fifty years, including the first story he ever published and three brand-new stories.

More than fifty years ago, Peter Lovesey published a short story in an anthology. That short story caught the eye of the great Ruth Rendell, whose praise ignited Lovesey's lifelong passion for short form crime fiction.

On the occasion of his hundredth short story, Peter Lovesey has assembled this devilishly clever collection, eighteen yarns of mystery, melancholy, and mischief, inhabiting such deadly settings as a theater, a monastery, and the book publishing industry.

The collection includes the career-launching story, as well as three never-before-published works. And surprising the author himself, the irascible Bath detective, Peter Diamond, "bulldozed his way" into this volume.

And the band played on -- Sweet and low -- Lady luck -- Reader, I buried them -- Angela's alterations -- The bitter truth -- Ghosted -- The homicidal hat -- Oracle of the dead -- Formidophobia -- The deadliest tale of them all -- Gaslighting -- A three pie problem -- Remaindered -- Agony column -- The bathroom -- The tale of three tubs -- A monologue for mystery lovers.

"More than fifty years ago, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Peter Lovesey published a short story in an anthology. That short story caught the eye of the great Ruth Rendell, whose praise ignited Lovesey's lifelong passion for short form crime fiction. On the occasion of his hundredth short story, Peter Lovesey has assembled this devilishly clever collection, fifteen yarns of mystery, melancholy, and mischief, inhabiting such deadly settings as a theater, a monastery, and the book publishing industry. The collection includes that first story that launched his story-writing career as well as three new stories exclusive to this volume. In addition, Lovesey fans will delight in a personal essay by the author about the historical inspirations for his creation--and in an appearance by the irascible Bath detective Peter Diamond, who has, in the author's words, "bulldozed his way" into this collection"-- Provided by publisher.

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