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The Tooth Tattoo

Detective Peter Diamond Book 13

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By: Peter Lovesey
Narrated by: Michael Tudor Barnes
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Summary

Peter Diamond, head of Bath CID, takes a city break in Vienna, where his favourite film, The Third Man, was set, but everything goes wrong and his companion, Paloma, calls a halt to their relationship.

Meanwhile, strange things are happening to jobbing musician Mel Farran, who finds himself scouted by methods closer to the spy world than the concert platform. The chance of joining a once-famous string quartet in a residency at Bath Spa University is too tempting for Mel to refuse. Then a body is found in the city canal, and the only clue to the dead woman's identity is the tattoo of a music note on one of her teeth. For Diamond, who wouldn't know a Stradivarius from a French horn, the investigation is his most demanding ever. Three mysterious deaths need to be probed while his own personal life is in free fall....

Peter Lovesey has been hailed by the critics as "superlative", "a master of the genre", "never puts a foot wrong" and the Peter Diamond series as "one of the most enjoyable police series around". This new case for the much-loved detective will bring new praise and much satisfaction for his legions of fans.

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Critic reviews

"One of his best.... Vivid characterisation and convincing dialogue confirm Lovesey's reputation as a master storyteller" ( Daily Mail)
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With well drawn characters, some unexpected twists in the plot this makes an excellent read as do all the Inspector Diamond series. All the more enjoyable for the setting in Bath, my favourite city.

Another triumph for Inspector Diamond and Peter Lovesey

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The plot and characters were great but the detail of the string players’ skills, instruments and the music they played was brilliant.

A gripping story set in the fascinating world of an internation string quartet

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The narrator was good and I liked the effort of the Bath accent. The storyline was not the author’s best and the conclusion was very disappointing.

Enjoyable listen but..

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I love listening to these Peter Diamond story’s as I garden. As a family we have just moved to Bath and we are getting to know it so much better because of these books. Thank you Peter Lovesey. I hope you keep writing them.

Getting us to know Bath.

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This is an excellent and classical piece of detective fiction which is extremely well read. The characters are mainly musicians and each one of them is very vivid and has particular quirks of behaviour so you are kept guessing until the end which one might or might not be involved in the murders. Plenty of twists and turns in the story line to keep you gripped to the end. The relationship of the detecitvie with his girlfriend is sometimes slightly tedious but don't let that put you off listening.

Highly enjoyable listen.

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