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In this brisk detective story, Peter Diamond, a seasoned Inspector, receives a call that a woman's body has been found in one of Bath’s parks. He arrives at the scene only to realize that the victim is his wife. The novel follows Diamond as he wrestles with the personal stakes of the case while navigating the procedural challenges that come with investigating a crime that implicates him directly.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: P Lovesey
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