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Peter Lovesey has published 42 novels and six collections of short stories since he joined the CWA in 1969. His work has been adapted for radio, TV and film and is translated into over 20 languages. His first novel, Wobble to Death, won the Macmillan/Panther first crime novel prize of £1000 and featured Sergeant Cribb, a Victorian policeman, the first of an eight-book series that was televised by Granada in 1979-80, starring Alan Dobie as Cribb.

He has written three other series, one featuring Bertie, the Prince of Wales, as an inept amateur sleuth, and two with modern police: Hen Mallin, a female Chief Inspector, and Peter Diamond, a detective superintendent with Bath CID. The long-running Diamond series has won two Silver Daggers and a number of American awards, including the Anthony, the Barry and the Macavity.

Peter won the Silver Dagger for Waxwork in 1978 and the Gold Dagger for The False Inspector Dew in 1982 and in 2000 he was honoured by the CWA with the Cartier Diamond Dagger. In 2018 the Mystery Writers of America made him a Grand Master. He is also a Grand Master of the Swedish Academy of Detection and a winner of the French Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. He was Chair of the CWA in 1991-2. His son Phil is also a crime writer and both father and son have won the CWA short story dagger.

Other Awards

Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement, 2019; Magna Cum Murder International Guest of Honor, 2018; Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, 2018; The Strand Critics Lifetime Achievement, 2014; Swedish Academy of Detection Grand Master, 2010; Macavity Award, 2003 & 1996; Bouchercon International Guest of Honor, 2001; Malice Domestic Guest of Honor, 1996; Mystery Masters Guest of Honor, 1996; Barry Award, 1996; Mystery Writers of America Golden Mysteries Prize, 1995; Ellery Queen Readers Award, 1991; Anthony Award, 1991; Veuve Clicquot Award, 1991; Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, 1976; Prix du Roman d’Aventures, 1975; Macmillan/Panther First Crime Novel Prize, 1970.

Books by Peter Lovesey

  • Showstopper Showstopper

    Amazon

  • In Suspense In Suspense
  • The Secret of Spandau The Secret of Spandau

    Amazon

  • The Sedgemoor Strangler &  Other Stories of Crime The Sedgemoor Strangler & Other Stories of Crime
  • Murder on the Short List Murder on the Short List
  • Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose

    Amazon

  • The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown & Other Stories The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown & Other Stories
  • Butchers & Other Stories of Crime Butchers & Other Stories of Crime
  • Keystone Keystone
  • Bertie and the Seven Bodies Bertie and the Seven Bodies

    Amazon

  • Bertie and the Crime of Passion Bertie and the Crime of Passion

    Amazon

  • Bertie and the Tinman Bertie and the Tinman
  • Dead Gorgeous Dead Gorgeous

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  • Rough Cider Rough Cider
  • Reader, I Buried Them and Other Stories Reader, I Buried Them and Other Stories
  • Abracadaver Abracadaver

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  • The False Inspector Dew The False Inspector Dew

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  • The Reaper The Reaper

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  • A Case of Spirits A Case of Spirits

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  • Mad Hatter’s Holiday Mad Hatter’s Holiday

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  • Invitation to a Dynamite Party Invitation to a Dynamite Party

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  • The Detective Wore Silk Drawers The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

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  • Swing, Swing Together Swing, Swing Together

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  • The Last Detective The Last Detective

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  • The Headhunters The Headhunters

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  • The Circle The Circle

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  • Wobble to Death Wobble to Death

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  • Waxwork Waxwork

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  • The Summons The Summons

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  • Upon a Dark Night Upon a Dark Night

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  • Diamond Solitaire Diamond Solitaire

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  • The Vault The Vault

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  • Bloodhounds Bloodhounds

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  • Skeleton Hill Skeleton Hill

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  • Stagestruck Stagestruck

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  • The House Sitter The House Sitter

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  • Diamond Dust Diamond Dust

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  • The Secret Hangman The Secret Hangman

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  • Down Among the Dead Men Down Among the Dead Men

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  • The Stone Wife The Stone Wife

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  • Cop to Corpse Cop to Corpse

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  • The Tooth Tattoo The Tooth Tattoo

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  • Another One Goes Tonight Another One Goes Tonight

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  • Diamond and the Eye Diamond and the Eye

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  • Beau Death Beau Death

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  • Killing with Confetti Killing with Confetti

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  • The Finisher The Finisher

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