Do Not Exceed the Stated Dose
by Peter Lovesey
Peter Diamond (Collections and Selections — short stories)
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Peter Lovesey's short stories have won him international acclaim, many awards and a wide readership. This new collection again demonstrates his exceptional talent in crafting bite-sized who- how- and whydunnits of great satisfaction. As he says to the reader in his foreword, 'If these stories are comfortable reading I am failing in my job. My hope is that you will find in them crimes that make your heart beat faster and twists that take your breath away. One or two at a sitting ought to be show more enough - which explains the title I chose.' And the publisher should add the warning: 'DO NOT EXCEED THE STATED DOSE can seriously damage your sleep... show lessTags
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Short stories - My favourites are those featuring Bertie, Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII).
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Peter Lovesey was born in Whitton, Middlesex in 1936. He was a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. Lovesey's first mystery novel was Wobble to Death which introduced Victorian detective Sergeant Cribb. He later introduced Peter Diamond and Bertie in his novels to follow. He also writes under the pseudonym Peter Lear. His works have been show more translated into 22 languages and several of them were adapted for television and film. Lovesey's works have earned him numerous awards. He is a three time winner of the CWA Silver Dagger. He also won the CWA Gold Dagger in 1982 and the 2000 CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award in recognition of his career in mystery writing. He is the recipient of the Anthony Award, McAvity Award, Ellery Queen Readers' Award and the Mystery Writers of America Golden Mysteries Short Story Prize. Internationally, he has won the Grand Prix de littérature Policiére and the Prix du Roman d'Adventures. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Alternate titles
- Because It Was There; Bertie and the Boat Race; Bertie and the Fire Brigade; The Case of the Easter Bonnet; Disposing of Mrs. Cronk; The Mighty Hunter (show all 15); Murder in Store; Never a Cross Word; The Odstock Curse; A Parrot is Forever; Passion Killers; The Proof of the Pudding; The Pushover; Quiet Please, We're Rolling; Wayzgoose
- Original publication date
- 1998
- Important places
- England, UK
- Disambiguation notice
- Fifteen tales written by Peter Lovesey, including two featuring Peter Diamond and two with Bertie, Prince of Wales.
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- Reviews
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- (3.85)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 13
- ASINs
- 3
