"Good stuff . . . Breezy, British, and as comfy as a Cotswold cottage."-"The New York Times Book Review"
Peter Lovesey is the author of 23 highly-praised mysteries and has been awarded the CWA's Gold, Silver, and Diamond Daggers, as well as many U.S. honors. He lives in West Sussex, England.
"Written with energy and style, a masterly performance."-"Rocky Mountain News"
John Mountjoy has escaped from prison and taken a hostage, and the only person he'll talk to is Detective Peter Diamond, who arrested him four years earlier for the murder of a young journalist. Diamond must follow a cold trail to find another killer andclear Mountjoy's name before someone else dies.
In this mystery, Detective Peter Diamond must find a killer to clear the name of John Mountjoy, a prisoner who has escaped and taken a hostage. Reprint.
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The Summons is a classic.”
—The Economist
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?
Detective Peter Diamond must reopen a four-year-old murder case in order to save an innocent man.
