num_pages: 384
description: “Peter Lovesey tosses off a real brain-banger in  Bloodhounds , the fourth book in a challenging series . . . I am mad for these pyrotechnic teasers, and this one had my head spinning.” — The New York Times Book ReviewA rare stamp and a corpse are discovered in Bath within hours of each other. As he investigates, Inspector Peter Diamond discovers that both the person who found the stamp and the victim belong to the Bloodhounds, an elite group of mystery lovers, who now urge Diamond to bring the murderer to justice. But there’s a hitch: the body lies inside a padlocked houseboat and the only key is in the pocket of a man with an airtight alibi.
language: English
title: Bloodhounds
titlecomplete: Bloodhounds (Peter Diamond, #4)
genres: Audiobook, Crime, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Police, Fiction, Detective, Contemporary, Mystery, British Literature
ratings_count: 1942
series: Peter Diamond
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Barry Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: CWA Silver Dagger
publisher: Soho Crime