Reader, I Buried Them and Other Stories

Name: Reader, I Buried Them and Other Stories
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Peter Lovesey
ISBN: 9781705062906

Author: Peter Lovesey

Narrator: Penelope Freeman, Laurel Lefkow, Robert G. Slade, Ben Onwukwe

Unabridged: 9 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/01/2022

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Collections & Anthologies, Short Stories, Traditional British

Synopsis

Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Peter Lovesey presents a collection of short fiction spanning fifty years, including the first story he ever published and three brand-new stories. More than fifty years ago, Peter Lovesey published a short story in an anthology. That short story caught the eye of the great Ruth Rendell, whose praise ignited Lovesey’s lifelong passion for short form crime fiction. On the occasion of his hundredth short story, Peter Lovesey has assembled this devilishly clever collection, eighteen yarns of mystery, melancholy, and mischief, inhabiting such deadly settings as a theater, a monastery, and the book publishing industry. The collection includes that first story that launched his story-writing career as well as three exclusive new stories. In addition, Lovesey fans will delight in a personal essay by the author about the historical inspirations—and in an appearance by the irascible Bath detective Peter Diamond, who has, in the author’s words, “bulldozed his way” into this volume. “Splendid entertainment … How [Lovesey] blends suspense and humor to the detriment of neither remains one of crime fiction’s greatest puzzles.”—The Wall Street Journal

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 Sue

What attracted me to this mystery story collection initially, apart from Peter Lovesey’s well known name, was the flippant and fun title. I had to know what laid behind that lead in. It turns out there are many wonderful stories, some straight out mysteries, some crime, a few in the cozy style, all......more

Goodreads review by Kathy

For fans of Peter Lovesey, this is a wonderful collection of stories. There is a great variety and many will bring a smile. Perfect book to relax with in between bouts of struggling with doing my taxes! The intro shares Lovesey's encounter with and encouragement from Ruth Rendell years ago when he fi......more

Goodreads review by Lata

This short story collection by Peter Lovesey to celebrate his 100th short story has both his old and new stories. We get a glimpse on how the author gets his inspiration (lucky to have Ruth Rendell herself encouraging him to keep writing). I have read some of these before (Remaindered was one story......more

Goodreads review by Bookreporter.com

I’ve always been partial to British mystery authors, whose whimsical styles and types of crimes differ from the gun-toting, gangland shoot ’em ups of American writers. The Brits tend to kill people off in such quirky ways. Poisons are a popular method --- any number of confusing types of mushrooms,......more

Goodreads review by Jamie

• A copy of this book was given by NetGalley in return for an honest review • Rating: 3.5 Stars The Review Let me preface this by stating that I haven’t really read crime and mystery stories in this short story form before and this book has me wondering why I haven’t done so sooner. The title was what f......more