num_pages: 251
description: The False Inspector Dew, by Peter Lovesey. 1982, Pantheon Books, NY (originally published in London by Macmillan), American hardcover edition, 251 pages. "In the dual role of murderer and sleuth, Baranov, the false Inspector Dew, develops into the most original of all Peter Lovesey's creations."
language: English
title: The False Inspector Dew
titlecomplete: The False Inspector Dew
characters: Lydia the murder victim, Inspector Dew (False) a/k/a Walter the dentist
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, British Literature, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Literature, Historical Mystery, Historical Fiction, Crime
ratings_count: 1394
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: CWA Gold Dagger, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: The CWA Dagger of Daggers
publisher: Pantheon Books