Where to Start with Peter Lovesey
- Best entry point → The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
- Start the Inspector Henrietta Mallin series → The Circle
- What fans keep coming back to → The Last Detective
- Best narrator for Peter Lovesey → Diamond Solitaire
- Highest rated by listeners → The House Sitter (Peter Diamond #8)
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The House Sitter
Peter Diamond • Book 8
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 4.12 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.59 Audible (546)11h 18m listening time • Released 2016 - 2
Another One Goes Tonight
Peter Diamond • Book 16
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 4.06 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.54 Audible (468)11h 16m listening time • Released 2016 - 3
Diamond Solitaire
Peter Diamond • Book 2
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 4.04 ABR Score (4.2K ratings)★ 3.88 Goodreads (3.0K) ★ 4.51 Audible (1.1K)10h 44m listening time • Released 2010 - 4
Down Among the Dead Men
Peter Diamond • Book 15
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 4.00 ABR Score (2.9K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.41 Audible (844)10h 41m listening time • Released 2015 - 5
The Secret Hangman
Peter Diamond • Book 9
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.98 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.51 Audible (491)10h 48m listening time • Released 2016Simon Prebble's measured, intelligent delivery transforms this serial killer puzzle into something genuinely unsettling—his restraint makes every accusation cut deeper, and his ability to shift between suspects keeps you perpetually off balance.
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The Finisher
Peter Diamond • Book 19
Narrated by James Langton
★ 3.98 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)★ 4.04 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.52 Audible (245)10h 13m listening time • Released 2020 - 7
Diamond Dust
Peter Diamond • Book 7
Narrated by Steve Hodson
★ 3.96 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.4 Audible (479)11h 28m listening time • Released 2007 - 8
The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown and Other Stories
Narrated by Simon Vance, Kate Reading, Marisa Calin, Ralph Lister, Antony Ferguson, Henrietta Meire, Tim Bruce
★ 3.96 ABR Score (1.0K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (319) ★ 4.5 Audible (717)9h 2m listening time • Released 2019Lovesey's razor-sharp crime stories snap to life with a full ensemble cast, each narrator perfectly capturing the twist that makes every tale sting.
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Killing with Confetti
Peter Diamond • Book 18
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.95 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.49 Audible (274)8h 56m listening time • Released 2019 - 10
Showstopper
Peter Diamond • Book 21
Narrated by James Langton
★ 3.93 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.58 Audible (100)8h 58m listening time • Released 2022 - 11
Skeleton Hill
Peter Diamond • Book 10
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.92 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 3.96 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.38 Audible (666)11h 8m listening time • Released 2009Simon Prebble's perfectly measured delivery transforms this locked-room mystery into something genuinely suspenseful—he makes you trust Diamond just enough to doubt him when you should. A masterclass in how the right narrator voice can elevate a procedural into something unforgettable.
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The Last Detective
Aurelio Zen • Book 2
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.90 ABR Score (4.9K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (2.6K) ★ 4.35 Audible (2.3K)11h 28m listening time • Released 2010Simon Prebble's weary, world-worn delivery makes Zen's impossible case feel genuinely suffocating—you're trapped in Italian bureaucracy with a detective who knows the system is rigged before he even starts.
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Cop To Corpse
Peter Diamond • Book 12
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.89 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)★ 3.87 Goodreads (1.9K) ★ 4.39 Audible (606)11h 25m listening time • Released 2012Simon Prebble's gruff, world-weary delivery makes Diamond feel like a detective you've known for years, turning a sniper thriller into something genuinely intimate despite the high stakes.
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Upon A Dark Night
Peter Diamond • Book 5
Narrated by Michael Healy
★ 3.87 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)★ 3.99 Goodreads (1.6K) ★ 4.34 Audible (331)12h 20m listening time • Released 2017 - 15
Beau Death
Peter Diamond • Book 17
Narrated by Steven Crossley
★ 3.78 ABR Score (2.0K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.24 Audible (274)13h 31m listening time • Released 2017 - 16
The Stone Wife
Peter Diamond • Book 14
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.76 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)★ 3.7 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.32 Audible (497)11h 14m listening time • Released 2014 - 17
The Tooth Tattoo
Peter Diamond • Book 13
Narrated by Clive Anderson
★ 3.73 ABR Score (2.6K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (2.1K) ★ 4.14 Audible (441)11h 39m listening time • Released 2013 - 18
Diamond and the Eye
Peter Diamond • Book 20
Narrated by James Langton
★ 3.72 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.15 Audible (166)9h 9m listening time • Released 2021 - 19
The Circle
Inspector Henrietta Mallin • Book 1
Narrated by Simon Prebble
★ 3.68 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)★ 3.61 Goodreads (906) ★ 4.23 Audible (923)10h 22m listening time • Released 2010Simon Prebble's deadpan delivery transforms this cozy murder mystery into something sharper and funnier than it has any right to be, making a writers' circle arson spree genuinely unsettling.
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Bloodhounds
Peter Diamond • Book 4
Narrated by Michael Healy
★ 3.56 ABR Score (2.8K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 3.85 Audible (328)11h 18m listening time • Released 2017
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