The Secret Hangman

By: Peter Lovesey

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Delia Williamson, a waitress and mother of two young girls, is reported missing. She is soon found in a public park, hanging from the crossbar of a children's swing set. The postmortem reveals that she has been murdered. Her current partner, her ex-husband, and a traveling salesman who frequented her restaurant are all suspects. Before Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond can solve the mystery, more will die. But even as he pursues a killer, he finds himself pursued by a secret admirer.

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Plot contrived, Performance top notch

The Secret Hangman is the first Peter Diamond book that has struck me as overblown. While I loved as always the scenic elements of life in Bath, the mystery just didn't come together. Diamond's personal plight seemed almost operatically fraught toward the end - it stretched my ability to suspend disbelief. Diamond sounded and acted like a 1930's movie cop in one chapter. This book is NOT my favorite in the series (which I love BTW.) Best part: Simon Prebble's great performance.

Really Excellent Wring & Narration

These are serial books. I found the first book and began listening by accident, having crossed up the name of one author with Peter Lovesy. I was hooked immediately. This first book was not the beginning of the series. Normally I would have gone to the beginning book. For some reason, maybe earlier books were not yet in recorded books. I listened to all from that point on though. I count get enough. I have loved the processes of the DIC Peter Lovesy's personal life especially but also the revealing of and developments among this co workers. There's humor, tension suspense and one feels annoyance, agonies, a full spectrum of emotions. There's a subtle poignancy in the writing by Peter Lovesey. There's a keen thoughtfulness to his writing, that manages to reveal detail in a sort of concise and natural way, without slowing the action. The procedural and relational features of the investigative, and policing seems very credible and well researched, truly and insiders view.

I'm certain that it is this amazing and deft writing as well as the crime and suspense that hooks the reader into wanting more and dreading reaching the end of the series...like you know that you'll miss Peter Dismond and his team, your people and team! Withdrawal

Oh and can't forget the superb Narrative performance of , Simon Prebble in this book and most others.

Excellent read!

Simon Prebble is a masterful reader. The plot is an usual type of murder mystery and also brings into focus Diamond’s humanity.

Engaging and unusual plot

Well written and captivating. A mystery that ultimately is not brilliantly resolved but well worth the read.

Good story with twists, keeps your interest

Interesting plot, narration exceptional. Peter Diamond is a curmudgeon but a very likable one. Must get more of the series.

Good story!

A good story, although a little slow in getting going.
A real surprise ending.
Enjoyed it!!

Excellent

I'm so completely hooked on this series of books. This one is also excellent, but I'm getting good at picking the antagonist. Still it's all about the journey. All about the journey and discovery :) highly recommended

Mystery solved

Really enjoy listening to Simon read these stories! Thank you Peter Lovsey for your mystery books!

Spectacular

Another fantastic Perter Diamond story by Peter Lovesey exquisitely performed by Simon Prebble. It appears I have developed an addiction to this particular pairing - I cannot stop listening! It is so refreshing that Lovesey’s writing is consistently creative, avoiding the formulaic story telling so many other authors of series seem to lapse into after 5 or 6 books. Lovesey’s imagination is higher order, and Prebble has the acting chops to bring every nuance to vivid life.

Fantastic!

Excellent story line. Gripping finale.
Simon Prebble is one of the best Narrators of books, in this story he excelled .