The Finisher, Peter Lovesey
The Finisher, Peter Lovesey
List: $25.99 | Sale: $18.20
Club: $12.99

The Finisher

Author: Peter Lovesey

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/04/2020


Synopsis

On the 50th anniversary of the publication of his first novel, Peter Lovesey,
Mystery Writers of America Grand Master and titan of the British detective novel,
returns to the subject of his very first mystery—running.

Through a particularly ill-fated series of events, couch potato Maeve Kelly, an
elementary school teacher, has been forced to sign up for the Other Half, Bath’s
springtime half marathon. The training is brutal, but Maeve must disprove her
mother, who insists that exercise is a waste of her time, and collect pledges for her
aunt’s beloved charity. What she doesn’t know is just how vicious some of the other
runners are.

Meanwhile, Detective Peter Diamond is tasked with crowd control on the raucous
day of the race—and catches sight of a violent criminal he put away a decade ago, who
very much seems to be back to his old ways now that he is paroled. Diamond’s hackles
are already up when he learns that one of the runners never crossed the finish line and
disappeared without a trace. Was Diamond a spectator to 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 August 25, 2020

All the elements I have come to rely on from a book in the Peter Diamond series were supplied with this enjoyable 19th book. Diamond's individualistic behavior that so riles his boss Georgina was on display as his determined pursuit of clues leads him into the discovery of a hidden body at the cost......more

Goodreads review by Trish on March 29, 2025

Lovesey is just showing off in this one, making it as complex as possible, bringing in illegal immigrants and their handlers along with overweight women hoping to lose a few pounds, a teacher lovesick in love with a fellow teacher, a recently released convict who preys on women with little confidenc......more

Goodreads review by Jane on January 09, 2022

I miss Simon Prebble *cry* I normally listen to Peter Diamond stories but for some reason James Langton has replaced Simon Prebble as the narrator and he just did not do it for me. I particularly dislike the voice he uses for some women (like Maeve in this book) and how many of his characters sound t......more

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on July 15, 2020

The Finisher is the nineteenth instalment in the critically-acclaimed and multiple award-winning Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond series; On the 50th anniversary of the publication of his first novel, Peter Lovesey, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master and titan of the British detective nov......more

Goodreads review by Paul on August 23, 2020

This review contains no spoilers. Mr. Lovesey's Peter Diamond series is my all-time favorite mystery series, and I feel very fortunate that the author has been able to generate a new one on just about an annual schedule for the past several years. I enjoy the easy familiarity I feel when Diamond inte......more