<DIV><p>&ldquo;A special treat.&rdquo;&mdash;Marilyn Stasio, <i>The New York Times Book Review</i></p><p>&ldquo;Peter Lovesey has cloaked the classic &lsquo;puzzle&rsquo; mystery in a fully realized world of coppers and local landmarks.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Houston Chronicle</i></p><p>&ldquo;Lovesey . . . should be on every British mystery lover&rsquo;s short list, and this is a fine place to start.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Rocky Mountain News</i></p><p>&ldquo;Lovesey deftly blends suspense and humor in this excellent ninth whodunit to feature Peter Diamond.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Publishers Weekly</i> (starred)</p><p>&ldquo;Lovesey continues to excel, with cleverly plotted mysteries filled with detailed behind-the-scenes police work. Patrons who like Reginald Hill, Ian Rankin, and Stephen Booth will snap this one up.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Library Journal</i> (starred)</p><p>Widowed Inspector Peter Diamond is being pursued by a secret admirer even as he pursues a serial killer. Delia Williamson, mother of two young girls, is reported missing. She is found in a public park, hanged from the crossbar of a children&rsquo;s swing set. There seems to be no reason for her to have committed suicide, and the postmortem reveals that she was murdered. Her present partner, her ex-husband, and a traveling salesman who dined at her table in the restaurant where she worked are all suspects. Then her former husband is found in a cave, also hanged. A remorse suicide? Diamond doesn&rsquo;t think so. When a well-to-do couple is found dead, both hanged, a suicide pact is suggested. Diamond is dubious; too many couples are dying by the same method. Before he can figure out what is going on, one more person will die.</p></DIV>