The Summons

By: Peter Lovesey

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

The third Peter Diamond investigation.

John Mountjoy has escaped from prison and kidnapped the chief constable's daughter. The only person he'll parley with is Detective Peter Diamond, who arrested him four years earlier for the murder of a young journalist. Mountjoy, who still maintains his innocence, has a simple request for Diamond. All the detective has to do is find the real killer and clear Mountjoy's name, and the hostage will be free to go. But in the intervening four years, the trail has gone cold and memories have turned hazy, making the hunt for the killer even more complicated the second time around. Will Diamond get to the bottom of the cold case before another life is lost?

©1995 Peter Lovesey (P)2017 Recorded Books

Hard to pause for breaks

This series just gets better. The narrator is superior. And the writing is succinct and witty. The plot is plausible. Highly recommended.

Narrator Simon Prebble is PERFECT!

I love listening to Simon Prebble. He narrates the mystery perfectly. The plot was clever & kept me guessing until the end!

Clever

Another interesting, clever book! I love the characters and the intriguing stories. Keep up the great work! I see there are 17 titles in this series. I'll be getting all of them!

Great story , characters and superb reader

Totally unpredictable crime story read by the golden voice of Simon Prebble . Happily , Peter Lovesey is a prolific author. I look forward to listening to his other books .

Midsummer-esque Mysteries

I came across this gem of a series looking for books by my male narrator crush Simon Prebble (female narrator crush, hands down, Rosalyn Landor). These whodunnits keep me guessing until the very end. When I think I know, I find out not only didn’t I know, but was I way off. I love the dry wit, intelligence and angst of the main character, Detective Peter Diamond. I don’t mind that he’s fat or described as unattractive…after all just about every heroine in the romances are described thusly. I wish more of them had his same attitude about it, actually (meaning self acceptance without being downtrodden or an easy target of viciousness or self pitying or, or, or). I like Diamond’s average, man on the street-ness and commend the author for not writing another clichéd drop dead gorgeous, skirt chasing or bed hopping detective. ****PRIVATE NOTE TO PETER LOVESEY: I’ve just discovered your series and know I’m way behind, but I hope you kept Diamond’s wife around and from all the Stephanies of the world, thank you.