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JUNE 12, 2012
Nobody but Lovesey could thump out a gritty procedural yet instill Bath with so much charm and history that readers will... Full review >
JUNE 1, 2011
Far from Lovesey at his best, without the wit, trickery and demonic plotting that has earned him silver, gold and diamond... Full review >
SEPT. 1, 2000
Everything the cerebral puzzle-addict craves, from tempting red herrings to literary arcana to deliciously plotted surprises. Full review >
SEPT. 1, 2009
History, humor, inspired clues, maniacal twists and a paean to the beauty of the Bath countryside. Lovesey, who’s won every... Full review >
JUNE 1, 2005
Lovesey, who can out–Christie Dame Agatha when he sets his mind to it, offers a smorgasbord of red herrings, a nifty plot... Full review >
MAY 1, 2009
A roundup of the most genial puzzles from Lovesey (The Headhunters, 2008, etc.) presents a welcome relief from the noir... Full review >
APRIL 1, 2008
Lovesey makes it virtually impossible to figure out whodunit before he reveals all. Catnip for enthusiasts of the classic... Full review >
JUNE 1, 2007
Lovesey (The Circle, 2005, etc.), master of the switchback twist, has several in store here, but savvy readers may find them... Full review >
JUNE 1, 2003
Brusque Diamond and plainspoken Mallin make an engaging team, and few, if any, can top Lovesey in not only creating... Full review >
JUNE 1, 2001
Another example of why Lovesey’s Diamond series (The Vault, 2000, etc.) sets awards committees tingling. Fully dimensional... Full review >
DEC. 1, 2001
Any psychiatrist who calls his dinner companion “little lady” ought to be defrocked, but Lovesey does offer a perceptive... Full review >
APRIL 1, 2001
Gleefully demonic, offsetting church homilies with garden poisons, piety with avarice, and a proper tea with a... Full review >
FEB. 1, 2001
Riveting look at England’s wartime Conservative party members, Churchill’s slim power base, Nuremberg sentencing, and the... Full review >
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