The False Inspector Dew

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Author:

Lovesey, Peter

ISBN:

978-1-56947-255-2

Publication Date:

Jul 2003

Publisher:

Soho Press, Incorporated

Imprint:

Soho Crime

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

USD $16.95

Book Description:

"Absolutely riveting . . . A masterpiece. I defy anyone to foresee the outcome."--Ruth Rendell The year is 1921. A passionate affair between voracious romance reader Alma Webster and her dentist, Walter Baranov, has led to his wife's murder. The lovers take flight aboard the Mauretania and the dentist takes the name of Inspector Dew, the detective who arrested the notorious wifekiller Dr. Crippen. But, in a disquieting twist, a murder occurs aboard ship and...
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Book Details

Pages:	336
Detailed Subjects:	Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	5.06 x 7.48 x 0.8 Inches
Book Weight:	0.838 Pounds

Author Biography

Lovesey, Peter (Author)

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 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.

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