The House Sitter

Peter Lovesey
Works of: Fiction

The ninth book in the Diamond series begins on a south coast with the tide coming in, almost lapping the feet of a sun bather who doesn’t move. On a hot summer’s afternoon a horrific murder has been carried out on a crowded beach, The local police are headed by Henrietta ‘Hen’ Mallin but soon the Bath detective Peter Diamond is involved as well because the victim is traced back to his city. The House Sitter was shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times book prize and won the Macavity award for best novel.