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Diamond and the Eye

Detective Peter Diamond Book 20

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Of all the weird characters Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond has met in Bath, this one is the most extreme: a 21st-century private eye called Johnny Getz, whose office is over Shear Amazing, a hairdressing salon. Johnny has been hired by Ruby Hubbard, whose father, an antiques shop owner, has gone missing, and Johnny insists on involving 'Pete' in his investigation.

When Diamond, Johnny and Ruby enter the shop, they find a body and a murder investigation is launched. Diamond is forced to house his team in the dilapidated Corn Market building across the street. His problems grow when his boss appoints Lady Bede, from the Police Ethics Committee, as an observer. Worse still, Johnny conducts his own inquiry by latching onto Ruby's stylish friend, a journalist called Olympia.

Shootings from a drive-by gunman at key players create mayhem and the pressure is really on. Can the team stop more killings in this normally peaceful city? What happened to Ruby's father? And will Johnny crack the case before Diamond does?

©2021 Peter Lovesey (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK Cosy Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Fiction Crime Detective
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Peter diamond novels are always a great listen, old fashioned detective - who learns about himself as much as solves the case.
Well narrated and easy listening

Always a good listen

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I have read all of Peter Lovesey’s books but found this one disappointing.

It wasn’t helped by the poor narration.

Poor Narration

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I liked to hear how both sides of the story were progressing side by side. Johnny Getz is a great character. A easy listening book with many interesting characters.

Two stories for the price of one

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Really enjoyed the book. The author manages once again to make the story quite fresh and different but because the characters and settings are familiar, it’s instantly enjoyable.

If you don’t know the series, do start at the beginning as you will enjoy following the characters’ stories. And if you you know Bath, you will also enjoy them even more.

Good as ever

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I love all of the Diamond books and others not in this series by the same author but this was very disappointing. I didn’t like the narrator but it was the story which let it down as I can deal with the odd rubbish performance. After I finished I went back to listen to the other Diamond books as I wasn’t sure if I was just being harsh but they just sharpened my certainty that this just wasn’t great (whilst they were). Unlike some other reviewers I would be ok with the bad language but the plot just wasn’t engaging and lacked the usual flair and detail. Plus all the new characters were unlikeable which could normally be ok but with all the other issues compounded the problems. Hopefully his next book will return to his usual calibre. If you’re new to the books don’t let this one out you off- start from the beginning and try again!

Disappointing

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