Beau Death, Peter Lovesey
Beau Death, Peter Lovesey
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Beau Death

Author: Peter Lovesey

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Unabridged: 13 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/05/2017


Synopsis

In the seventeenth installment in Peter Lovesey's timeless British detective series, Peter Diamond digs deep into Bath history to ferret out the secrets of one of its most famous (and scandalous) icons: Richard "Beau" Nash, who might have been the victim of a centuries-old murder. Bath, England: A wrecking crew is demolishing a row of townhouses in order to build a grocery store when they uncover a skeleton in one of the attics. The dead man is wearing authentic 1760s garb and on the floor next to it is a white tricorn hat-the ostentatious signature accessory of Beau Nash, one of Bath's most famous historical men-about-town, a fashion icon and incurable rake who, some say, ended up in a pauper's grave. Or did the Beau actually end up in a townhouse attic? The Beau Nash Society will be all in a tizzy when the truth is revealed to them. Chief Inspector Peter Diamond, who has been assigned to identify the remains, begins to fantasize about turning Nash scholarship on its ear. But one of his constables is stubbornly insisting the corpse can't be Nash's-the non-believer threatens to spoil Diamond's favorite theory, especially when he offers some pretty irrefutable evidence. Is Diamond on a historical goose chase? Should he actually be investigating a much more modern murder?

About Peter Lovesey

Peter Lovesey is the author of the Peter Diamond mysteries, the Sergeant Cribb mysteries, and the Bertie, Prince of Wales novels. He was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger, Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, the Anthony, and the Ellery Queen Readers' Award, and is Grand Master of the Swedish Academy of Detection. He has been a full-time author since 1975, and was formerly in higher education. Peter currently lives in Chichester, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathy on January 30, 2020

I laughed out loud many times during the reading of this 406 pager. I was so entertained by it that I have allowed a full day to go by without remembering to eat a meal. I had to keep turning the pages not knowing what crazy, wonderful tidbit would be uncovered next in the investigation launched by......more

Goodreads review by Charlene on October 26, 2019

listened to as an audiobook. Good characterization; rather complicated story. Never able to make any guesses as to the murderer or motives but it all came together very neatly at the end. Will look for more of this series.......more

Goodreads review by Trish on March 23, 2025

This is really the work of a mystery writer at the top of his game and is one of the most complicated cold cases I have ever read. Three murder mysteries are laid out and Diamond is working all three like a virtuoso. Bravo! that he was able to keep it all straight for us and the final scene, which I......more