Peter Lovesey Books in Order
Peter Lovesey is a British author of historical and contemporary crime novels and short stories, celebrated for his engaging and intricate mysteries. Born in 1936 in Whitton, Middlesex, Lovesey has created iconic series characters, including Sergeant Cribb, a Victorian-era police detective based in London, and Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath. His writing style is rooted in the "Golden Age" tradition of mystery writing, crafting entertaining puzzlers that captivate readers. Lovesey has penned numerous novels and short stories under his own name, earning him several prestigious awards. As chairman of the Crime Writers' Association in 1991/92, he received both the Gold and Silver Daggers, and in 2000, the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement in crime writing.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Peter Lovesey
- #1AmazonThe Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)(2012)
- #2AmazonPronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)(2012)
- #3AmazonThe Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)(2012)
- #4AmazonThe Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)(2012)
- #5AmazonAn Acceptable Sacrifice (By: Jeffery Deaver)(2012)
- #6AmazonDeath Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)(2012)
- #7AmazonThe Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)(2013)
- #8AmazonRides a Stranger (By: David Bell)(2013)
- #9AmazonThe Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)(2013)
- #10AmazonThe Book of Ghosts (By: Reed Farrel Coleman)(2013)
- #11AmazonThe Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)(2014)
- #12AmazonWhat's in a Name? (By: Thomas H. Cook)(2014)
- #13AmazonRemaindered(2014)
- #14AmazonThe Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)(2014)
- #15AmazonThe Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)(2014)
- #16AmazonBook Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)(2014)
- #17AmazonThe Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)(2014)
- #18AmazonIt's in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)(2014)
- #19AmazonThe Scroll (By: Anne Perry)(2014)
- #20AmazonThe Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)(2015)
- #21AmazonThe Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)(2015)
- #22AmazonCondor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)(2015)
- #23AmazonMystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)(2015)
- #24AmazonEvery Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)(2015)
- #25AmazonFrom the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)(2015)
- #26AmazonThe Travelling Companion (By: Ian Rankin)(2016)
- #27AmazonCitadel (By: Stephen Hunter)(2016)
- #28AmazonReconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)(2016)
- #29AmazonDead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)(2016)
- #30AmazonThe Haze (By: James W. Hall)(2016)
- #31AmazonHoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)(2017)
- #32AmazonThe Pretty Little Box (By: Charles Todd)(2018)
- #33AmazonSeven Years (By: Peter Robinson)(2018)
- #34AmazonThe Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)(2018)
- #35AmazonThe Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)(2018)
- #36AmazonThe Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)(2020)
- #37AmazonThe Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)(2022)
- #38AmazonThe Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)(2022)
- #39AmazonThe Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)(2022)
- #1AmazonPart XXVIII: More Christmas Adventures 1869-1888 (By: Nancy Holder,David Marcum)(2021)
- #2AmazonPart XIII: 2022 Annual (By: David Marcum)(2022)
- #3AmazonPart XXXI: 2022 Annual (By: David Marcum)(2022)
- #4AmazonPart XXXV: However Improbable (By: David Marcum)(2022)
- #5AmazonPart XXXVI: However Improbable (By: David Marcum)(2022)
- #6AmazonPart XXXVII: 2023 Annual (By: David Marcum)(2023)
- #7AmazonPart XXXVIII: 2023 Annual (By: David Marcum)(2023)
- #8AmazonPart XXXVIII (By: David Marcum)(2023)
- #9AmazonPart XXXIX (By: David Marcum)(2023)
- #10AmazonPart XLII: Further Untold Cases 1894-1922 (By: David Marcum)(2023)
- #11AmazonPart XLI: Further Untold Cases - 1887-1892 (By: David Marcum)(2023)
- #12AmazonPart XLIII: 2024 Annual 1874-1888 (By: David Marcum)(2024)
- #13AmazonPart XLIV: 2024 Annual 1889-1897 (By: David Marcum)(2024)
- #14AmazonPart XLV: 2024 Annual 1898-1917 (By: David Marcum)(2024)
- #15AmazonPart XLVI: Occupants of the Canonical Realm 1861-1889 (By: David Marcum)(2024)
- #16AmazonPart XLVII: Occupants of the Canonical Realm 1890-1898 (By: David Marcum,Chris Chan)(2024)
- #17AmazonPart XXV: 2021 Annual 1881-1888(2021)
- #18AmazonPart XXVII: 2021 Annual 1898-1928(2021)
- #1AmazonRambo (By: David Morrell)(2022)
- #2AmazonElvis Cole and Joe Pike (By: Robert Crais)(2022)
- #3AmazonJack Taylor (By: Ken Bruen)(2022)
- #4AmazonJack Reacher (By: Lee Child)(2022)
- #5AmazonCharlie Parker (By: John Connolly)(2022)
- #6AmazonHieronymus Bosch (By: Michael Connelly)(2022)
- #7AmazonLincoln Rhyme (By: Jeffery Deaver)(2022)
- #8AmazonAlex Delaware (By: Jonathan Kellerman)(2022)
- #9AmazonTess Monaghan (By: Laura Lippman)(2022)
- #10AmazonCharlie Resnick (By: John Harvey)(2022)
- #11AmazonPeter Decker and Rina Lazarus (By: Faye Kellerman)(2022)
- #12AmazonInspector Morse (By: Colin Dexter)(2022)
- #13AmazonDismas Hardy (By: John Lescroart)(2022)
- #14AmazonBob Lee Swagger (By: Stephen Hunter)(2022)
- #15AmazonAloysius X. L. Pendergast (By: Douglas Preston)(2022)
- #16AmazonLou Boldt (By: Ridley Pearson)(2022)
- #17AmazonSpenser (By: Robert B. Parker)(2022)
- #18AmazonCharlotte and Thomas Pitt (By: Anne Perry)(2022)
- #19AmazonJohn Rebus (By: Ian Rankin)(2022)
- #20AmazonMallory (By: Carol O'Connell)(2022)
- #21AmazonJane Whitefield (By: Thomas Perry)(2022)
- #22AmazonIan Rutledge (By: Charles Todd)(2022)
- #23AmazonAmos Walker (By: Loren D. Estleman)(2022)
- #24AmazonPrecious Ramotswe (By: Alexander McCall Smith)(2022)
- #25AmazonMaisie Dobbs (By: Jacqueline Winspear)(2022)
- #26AmazonThe Lincoln Lawyer (By: Michael Connelly)(2022)
- #27AmazonCondor (By: James Grady)(2023)
- #28AmazonBen Kincaid (By: William Bernhardt)(2023)
- #29AmazonRepairman Jack (By: F. Paul Wilson)(2023)
- #30AmazonJoe Pickett (By: C.J. Box)(2024)
- #31AmazonPeter Diamond(2024)
- #32AmazonNathan Heller (By: Max Allan Collins)(2024)
- #33AmazonThe Perfect Murder(1991)
- #34AmazonThe Man Who...(1992)
- #35AmazonFifty Best Mysteries(1993)
- #36Amazon2nd Culprit(1993)
- #37AmazonThe Crown Crime Companion(1995)
- #38AmazonMalice Domestic 5(1996)
- #39AmazonMalice Domestic 6(1997)
- #40AmazonThe New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1999)
- #41AmazonA Century of British Mystery and Suspense(2000)
- #42AmazonThe World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 2(2000)
- #43AmazonMalice Domestic 10(2001)
- #44AmazonThe Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years(2001)
- #45AmazonThe World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3(2002)
- #46AmazonThou Shalt Not Kill(2005)
- #47AmazonThe Detection Collection(2005)
- #48AmazonThe Verdict Of Us All(2006)
- #49AmazonThe Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8(2011)
- #50AmazonThe Crooked Road, Volume 2(2013)
- #51AmazonDeadly Pleasures(2013)
- #52AmazonThe Sinking Admiral(2016)
- #53AmazonThe Usual Santas(2016)
- #54AmazonMotives for Murder(2016)
- #55AmazonSilent Night, Deadly Night(2016)
- #56AmazonThe Usual Santas of Soho Crime Christmas Capers(2017)
- #57AmazonCWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour(2017)
- #58AmazonSilver Bullets(2019)
- #59AmazonPlaying Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club(2025)
- #60AmazonBirds, Strangers and Psychos(2025)
- #1AmazonFive Kings of Distance(1968)
- #1AmazonThe Last Detective(1991)
- #2AmazonDiamond Solitaire(1992)
- #3AmazonThe Summons(1995)
- #4AmazonBloodhounds(1996)
- #5AmazonUpon a Dark Night(1997)
- #6AmazonThe Vault(1999)
- #7AmazonDiamond Dust(2002)
- #8AmazonThe House Sitter(2003)
- #9AmazonThe Secret Hangman(2007)
- #10AmazonSkeleton Hill(2009)
- #11AmazonStagestruck(2011)
- #12AmazonCop to Corpse(2012)
- #13AmazonThe Tooth Tattoo(2013)
- #14AmazonThe Stone Wife(2014)
- #15AmazonDown Among the Dead Men(2015)
- #16AmazonAnother One Goes Tonight(2016)
- #17AmazonBeau Death(2017)
- #18AmazonKilling with Confetti(2019)
- #19AmazonThe Finisher(2020)
- #20AmazonDiamond and the Eye(2021)
- #21AmazonShowstopper(2022)
- #22AmazonAgainst the Grain(2024)
- #1AmazonGoldengirl(1977)
- #2AmazonSpider Girl / In Suspense(1980)
- #3AmazonThe False Inspector Dew(1981)
- #4AmazonKeystone(1984)
- #5AmazonRough Cider(1986)
- #6AmazonThe Secret of Spandau(1986)
- #7AmazonOn the Edge / Dead Gorgeous(1989)
- #8AmazonThe Reaper(2001)
- #9AmazonVandals(1985)
- #10AmazonThe Crime of Miss Oyster Brown(1994)
- #11AmazonA Parrot is Forever(1996)
- #12AmazonCorbett Correspondence (With: Edward Marston)(1997)
- #13AmazonButchers and Other Stories of Crime(1985)
- #14AmazonThe Black Cabinet(1989)
- #15AmazonThe Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories(1994)
- #16AmazonA Dead Giveaway(1995)
- #17AmazonDo Not Exceed the Stated Dose(1998)
- #18AmazonThe Sedgemoor Strangler(1999)
- #19AmazonMurder on the Short List(2008)
- #20AmazonReader, I Buried Them & Other Stories(2022)
About Peter Lovesey
Peter Lovesey is a British author of historical and contemporary crime novels and short stories, celebrated for his engaging and intricate mysteries. Born in 1936 in Whitton, Middlesex, Lovesey has created iconic series characters, including Sergeant Cribb, a Victorian-era police detective based in London, and Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath. His writing style is rooted in the "Golden Age" tradition of mystery writing, crafting entertaining puzzlers that captivate readers. Lovesey has penned numerous novels and short stories under his own name, earning him several prestigious awards. As chairman of the Crime Writers' Association in 1991/92, he received both the Gold and Silver Daggers, and in 2000, the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement in crime writing.
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