Peter Lovesey (born 1936 in Whitton, Middlesex

Whitton, London

Whitton is a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, situated 10.7 miles west south-west of Charing Cross in Central London...

) is a British writer of historical and contemporary crime novels and short stories. His best-known series characters are Sergeant Cribb, a Victorian

Victorian era

The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...

-era police detective based in London, and Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath. Lovesey's novels and stories mainly fall into the category of entertaining puzzlers in the "Golden Age

Golden Age of Detective Fiction

The Golden Age of Detective Fiction was an era of classic murder mystery novels produced by various authors, all following similar patterns and style.-Origins:Mademoiselle de Scudéri, by E.T.A...

" tradition of mystery writing.

Most of Peter Lovesey's writing has been done under his own name. However, he did write three novels under the pen name Peter Lear.

Lovesey's novels and short stories have won him a number of awards, including both the Gold and Silver Daggers

Gold Dagger

The Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.For its first five years, the organization's top honor was known as the Crossed Red Herring Award....

 of the Crime Writers' Association

Crime Writers' Association

The Crime Writers Association is a writers' association in the United Kingdom. Founded by John Creasey in 1953, it is currently chaired by Peter James and claims 450+ members....

, of which he was chairman in 1991/92. In 2000, he received the Cartier Diamond Dagger

Cartier Diamond Dagger

The Cartier Diamond Dagger is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain to authors who have made an outstanding lifetime's contribution to the genre. The 2011 winner is Lindsey Davis.-Winners:* 1986 - Eric Ambler* 1987 - P. D...

 Award for lifetime achievement in crime writing.

Peter Lovesey lives near Chichester

Chichester

Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...

. His son Phil Lovesey also writes crime novels.

Sergeant Cribb novels

• Wobble to Death (1970), ISBN 0-333-11069-2
• The Detective Wore Silk Drawers (1971), ISBN 0-333-12578-9
• Abracadaver (1972), ISBN 0-333-13591-1
• Mad Hatter's Holiday (1973), ISBN 0-333-14409-0
• Invitation to a Dynamite Party (1974), ISBN 0-333-15656-0 (published in the U.S. as The Tick of Death)
• A Case of Spirits (1975), ISBN 0-333-18225-1
• Swing, Swing Together (1976), ISBN 0-333-19322-9
• Waxwork (1978), ISBN 0-333-23455-3 (Silver Dagger Award)

Television

The television series Cribb

Cribb

Cribb is a television police drama which debuted in 1979 as a 90-minute TV film from Granada Television in the UK...

(1980–81) is available on DVD in the UK, the US, and Canada.

Peter Diamond novels

• The Last Detective (1991), ISBN 0-356-20264-X (Anthony Award)
• Diamond Solitaire (1992), ISBN 0-316-90325-6
• The Summons (1995), ISBN 0-316-91078-3 (Silver Dagger Award)
• Bloodhounds (1996), ISBN 0-316-87838-3 (Silver Dagger Award, Macavity Award
  Macavity Awards
  The Macavity Awards are a literary award for mystery writers. Nominated and voted upon annually by the members of the Mystery Readers International, the award is named for the "mystery cat" of T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The award is given in four categories -- best novel,...
  
  , Barry Award)
• Upon a Dark Night (1997), ISBN 0-316-63971-0
• The Vault (1999), ISBN 0-316-64646-6
• Diamond Dust (2002), ISBN 0-316-85985-0
• The House Sitter (2003), ISBN 0-316-72531-5 (with Inspector Henrietta Mallin)
• The Secret Hangman (2007), ISBN 978-1-56947-457-0
• Skeleton Hill (2009), ISBN 978-1-84744-333-5
• Stagestruck (2011)

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales novels

• Bertie and the Tinman (1987), ISBN 0-370-31113-2
• Bertie and the Seven Bodies (1990), ISBN 0-7126-3471-1
• Bertie and the Crime of Passion (1993), ISBN 0-316-90685-9

Novels as Peter Lear

• Goldengirl (1977), ISBN 0-304-29848-4
• Spider Girl (1980), ISBN 0-670-66274-7 (republished as In Suspense)
• The Secret of Spandau (1986), ISBN 0-7181-2671-8

Other novels

• The False Inspector Dew
  The False Inspector Dew
  The False Inspector Dew is a humorous crime novel by Peter Lovesey. It won the Gold Dagger award by the Crime Writers' Association in 1982 and has featured on many "Best of" list since.-Plot introduction:...
  
  (1982), ISBN 0-333-32748-9 (Gold Dagger
  Gold Dagger
  The Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.For its first five years, the organization's top honor was known as the Crossed Red Herring Award....
  
   Award)
• Keystone (1983), ISBN 0-333-35044-8
• Rough Cider (1986), ISBN 0-370-30740-2
• On the Edge (1989), ISBN 0-7126-2593-3 (adapted for television as Dead Gorgeous in 2002)
• The Reaper (2000), ISBN 0-316-85419-0
• The Circle (2005), ISBN 0-316-72945-0 (Inspector Hen Mallin, appearance by Peter Diamond)
• The Headhunters (2008), (Inspector Hen Mallin)

Short story collections

• Butchers (1985), ISBN 0-333-13364-1
• The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown (1994), ISBN 0-316-91253-0
• Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose (1998), ISBN 978-1885941213
• The Sedgemoor Strangler (2001), ISBN 978-1885941640
• Murder on the Short List (2008), ISBN 978-1932009736

Anthology

• The Black Cabinet (1989), ISBN 0-947761-27-6 (ed.)
• The Verdict of Us All (2006), ISBN 978-1932009552 (ed.)

Non-fiction

• The Kings of Distance (1968)
• The Guide to British Track and Field Literature, 1275-1968 (1969), ISBN 0-902175-00-9 (with Tom McNab)
• The Official Centenary History of the Amateur Athletic Association (1979), ISBN 0-900424-95-8
• An Athletics Compendium (2001), ISBN 0-7123-1104-1 (with Tom McNab and Andrew Huxtable)

External links

• PeterLovesey.com - official site