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Peter Lovesey

Autor de The Last Detective

103+ Obras 9,650 Miembros 426 Reseñas 27 Preferidas

Sobre El Autor

Peter Lovesey was born in Whitton, Middlesex in 1936. He was a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. Lovesey's first mystery novel was Wobble to Death which introduced Victorian detective Sergeant Cribb. He later introduced Peter Diamond and Bertie in his novels to follow. He also writes mostrar más under the pseudonym Peter Lear. His works have been translated into 22 languages and several of them were adapted for television and film. Lovesey's works have earned him numerous awards. He is a three time winner of the CWA Silver Dagger. He also won the CWA Gold Dagger in 1982 and the 2000 CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award in recognition of his career in mystery writing. He is the recipient of the Anthony Award, McAvity Award, Ellery Queen Readers' Award and the Mystery Writers of America Golden Mysteries Short Story Prize. Internationally, he has won the Grand Prix de littérature Policiére and the Prix du Roman d'Adventures. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Nota de desambiguación:

(eng) also used pen name Peter Lear

Créditos de la imagen: (c) Mike Eddowes, Mike Eddowes Photography

Series

Obras de Peter Lovesey

The Last Detective (1991) 848 copias
El Falso Inspector Dew (1982) 438 copias
Diamond Solitaire (1992) 382 copias
Bloodhounds (1996) 367 copias
The House Sitter (2003) 340 copias
Wobble to Death (1970) 339 copias
The Vault (1999) 315 copias
The Summons (1995) 309 copias
Skeleton Hill (2009) 296 copias
Diamond Dust (2002) 285 copias
Upon a Dark Night (1997) 271 copias
The Secret Hangman (2007) 265 copias
Stagestruck (2011) 258 copias
Sidra sangrienta (1986) 223 copias
Cop to Corpse (2012) 219 copias
The Circle (2005) 219 copias
The Tooth Tattoo (2013) 218 copias
Figura de cera (1978) 206 copias
Swing, Swing Together (1976) 204 copias
Down Among the Dead Men (2015) 203 copias
The Reaper (2000) 201 copias
The Stone Wife (2014) 189 copias
Bertie and the Tinman (1987) 182 copias
Bertie and the Seven Bodies (1990) 177 copias
Abracadáver (1972) 172 copias
Mad Hatter's Holiday (1973) 164 copias
A case of spirits (1975) 162 copias
The Headhunters (2008) 162 copias
Beau Death (2017) 158 copias
Another One Goes Tonight (2016) 157 copias
The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers (2017) — Foreword & Contributor — 126 copias
On the Edge (1989) 120 copias
The Finisher (2020) 114 copias
Killing With Confetti (2019) 113 copias
Keystone (1701) 97 copias
Diamond and the Eye (2021) 72 copias
Showstopper (2022) 63 copias
Goldengirl (1977) 42 copias
Reader, I Buried Them & Other Stories (2022) — Editor — 42 copias
3rd Culprit: An Annual of Crime Stories (1994) — Editor and Contributor — 41 copias
Murder on the Short List (2008) 35 copias
Remaindered (2014) 33 copias
Bloodhounds | Diamond Dust (2004) 32 copias
The Secret of Spandau (1986) 31 copias
The Verdict of Us All (2006) — Editor — 21 copias
Spider Girl (1980) 15 copias
The Black Cabinet (1989) — Contribuidor — 7 copias
In Suspense (2001) 7 copias
Five kings of distance (1981) 3 copias
Say That Again 2 copias
Bertie and the Boat Race (1997) 2 copias
Se i syne (1984) — Autor — 2 copias
The Bathroom 1 copia
Marea 1 copia
The Blue Hammer (1981) 1 copia
The Field 1 copia
Ghosted 1 copia
Bullets 1 copia

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Murder Most Merry (2002) — Contribuidor — 30 copias
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 9 (2012) — Contribuidor — 29 copias
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John Creasey's Crime Collection, 1985 (1985) — Contribuidor — 13 copias
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 11 (2014) — Contribuidor — 13 copias
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Original Sins (2010) — Contribuidor — 11 copias
The Rigby File (1989) — Contribuidor — 11 copias
A 1940s Childhood (2014) — Prólogo — 10 copias
Writing Mystery and Crime Fiction (1985) — Contribuidor — 9 copias
Winter's Crimes 20 (1988) 8 copias
John Creasey's Crime Collection, 1983 (1983) — Contribuidor — 8 copias
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Winter's Crimes 15 (1983) 5 copias
Winter's Crimes 19 (1987) 5 copias
Winter's Crimes 14 (1982) — Contribuidor — 5 copias
Winter's Crimes 17 (1985) — Contribuidor — 5 copias
Best Detective Stories 1981 (1981) — Contribuidor — 5 copias
Perfectly Criminal 2: Whydunit? (1997) — Contribuidor — 4 copias
Winter's Crimes 22 (1990) 4 copias
Du sang sous le sapin (2001) 2 copias
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - 1988/03 — Contribuidor — 2 copias
Bibliomysteries Volume 2 (2021) — Contribuidor — 1 copia

Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

Nombre legal
Lovesey, Peter Harmer
Otros nombres
Lear, Peter
Fecha de nacimiento
1936-09-10
Género
male
Nacionalidad
UK
Lugar de nacimiento
Whitton, Middlesex, England, UK
Lugares de residencia
England, UK
Educación
University of Reading (English)
Ocupaciones
mystery writer
Relaciones
Lovesey, Phil (son)
Lovesey, Andrew (brother)
Premios y honores
Cartier Diamond Dagger 2000
Agente
Vanessa Holt (Vanessa Holt Ltd.) - UK
Jane Gelfman (Gelfman Schneider) - USA
Aviso de desambiguación
also used pen name Peter Lear

Miembros

Debates

"Mad Hatter's Holiday"? en Historical Mysteries (agosto 2009)

Reseñas

A bordo del Mauretania, que zarpa de Southampton en la primera semana de septiembre de 1921, viajan numerosos pasajeros que encarnan el lujoso y cosmopolita ambiente de los años veinte. Entre ellos, se encuentra un dentista que trata de huir de su tiránica esposa y que viaja con el nombre de un famoso detective, el inspector Dew. Sin embargo, durante la travesía se produce un crimen y el capitán decide recurrir al falso inspector para descubrir al asesino... El desafortunado dentista se verá en serios aprietos para responder a los antecedentes del dueño del nombre usurpado.… (más)
 
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Estadísticas

Obras
103
También por
104
Miembros
9,650
Popularidad
#2,481
Valoración
½ 3.6
Reseñas
426
ISBNs
848
Idiomas
14
Favorito
27

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