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Character · Bath CID · 21 books

Peter Diamond

Detective Superintendent in Bath · Peter Lovesey

Peter Diamond is a grumpy, old-fashioned detective superintendent in Bath.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Last Detective (1991)
Latest appearance
Showstopper (2022)
Books
21 (21 as lead)
Series
Peter Diamond
Author
Peter Lovesey
Circle
Bath CID

Where to meet Peter Diamond

Peter Diamond first appears in The Last Detective (1991), as the lead, book 1 of the Peter Diamond series.

Buy The Last Detective

Every book with Peter Diamond

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1991LThe Last Detectivelead · Peter DiamondBuy
  2. 1992LDiamond Solitairelead · Peter DiamondBuy
  3. 1995LThe Summonslead · Peter DiamondBuy
  4. 1996LBloodhoundslead · Peter DiamondBuy
  5. 1997LUpon a Dark Nightlead · Peter DiamondBuy
  6. 1999LThe Vaultlead · Peter DiamondBuy
  7. 2002LDiamond Dustlead · Peter DiamondBuy
  8. 2003LThe House Sitterlead · Peter DiamondBuy
  9. 2007LThe Secret Hangmanlead · Peter DiamondBuy
  10. 2009LSkeleton Hilllead · Peter DiamondBuy
  11. 2011LStagestrucklead · Peter DiamondBuy
  12. 2012LCop to Corpselead · Peter DiamondBuy
  13. 2013LThe Tooth Tattoolead · Peter DiamondBuy
  14. 2014LThe Stone Wifelead · Peter DiamondBuy
  15. 2015LDown Among the Dead Menlead · Peter DiamondBuy
  16. 2016LAnother One Goes Tonightlead · Peter DiamondBuy
  17. 2017LBeau Deathlead · Peter DiamondBuy
  18. 2019LKilling with Confettilead · Peter DiamondBuy
  19. 2020LThe Finisherlead · Peter DiamondBuy
  20. 2021LDiamond and the Eyelead · Peter DiamondBuy
  21. 2022LShowstopperlead · Peter DiamondBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Georgina DallymoreAssistant Chief Constable21
Keith HalliwellDiamond's loyal inspector21
Ingeborg SmithFormer journalist turned detective14
Julie HargreavesDiamond's sergeant4