Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement Recipient Mystery Writers of America 2018 Grandmaster
Praise for Mad Hatter's Holiday "The sleuthing is neat and satisfying: in the meantime, Victorian pleasures,
permitted and illicit, are rendered up with gusto."
--The Guardian
"Lovesey's best yet."
--H.R.F. Keating, The Times "[A] gem, catching to perfection the social atmospherics of Victorian Brighton and at the same time telling an ingenious story of murder and discovery."
--Publishers Weekly "The best Lovesey to date."
--Oxford Mail "The best story Mr. Lovesey has written."
--Birmingham Post Praise for Peter Lovesey
"I have long loved Peter Lovesey's books . . . A creative, courageous and gifted writer."
--Louise Penny "Lovesey is a master of the crime novel."
--Sara Paretsky "What'll it be today? A knotty puzzle mystery? A fast-paced police procedural? Something more high-toned, with a bit of wit? With the British author Peter Lovesey, there's no need to make those agonizing decisions, because his books have it all."
--The New York Times Book Review "Mr. Lovesey's narrative is swift, but he takes time out for local color and abundant humor, the latter springing from the book's quirky characters . . . Lovesey is a wizard at mixing character-driven comedy with realistic-to-grim suspense. And in a writing career spanning four decades, he has created a stylish and varied body of work."
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The Wall Street Journal "A treat . . . Lovesey's restraint, wit, and charming cast ensure him a place in the winner's circle."
--Entertainment Weekly "Extremely stylish, lighter than air . . . utterly surprising."
--Newsweek