Peter Lovesey
British writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Lived 1936 to 2025 · aged 88
Peter Harmer Lovesey, also known by his pen name Peter Lear, was 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.
Peter Lovesey is read about 56 times a day, in 15 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 5 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2025Died10 April 20252008Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime AchievementAward2000Cartier Diamond DaggerAward1997Barry Award for Best NovelAward1992Anthony Award for Best NovelAward1985Grand Prix de Littérature PolicièreAward1982Gold DaggerAward1936Born10 September 1936
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He was also one of the world's leading track and field statisticians.
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United Kingdom
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Writers
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Lived 1936 to 2025 · aged 88
