Peter Lovesey | |
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 Peter Lovesey in 2009 | |
| Born | 10 September 1936 Whitton, Middlesex |
| Pen name | Peter Lear |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Detective fiction, Historical mystery |
| Notable works | Sergeant Cribb series Peter Diamond series |
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Peter Harmer Lovesey (born 10 September 1936), also known by his pen name Peter Lear, is a British writer of historical and contemporary detective novels and short stories. His best-known series characters are Sergeant Cribb, a Victorian-era police detective based in London, and Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath.