The House Sitter Av Peter Lovesey

<p><b>The eighth Peter Diamond Mystery, also introducing Hen Mallin, from Peter Lovesey''s award-winning series.</b><br><b><br>Shortlisted for the Barry Award.</b><br><br>At first everyone presumes that the woman behind the windbreak is asleep. It is only when the tide comes in, lapping at her feet, that the horrific crime is discovered.<br><br>The woman is identified as Emma Tysoe, top psychologist and criminal profiler. Bath detective Peter Diamond and DCI Hen Mallen are desperate for answers: why was she sun-bathing alone so far from home? Where is the murder weapon? What happened to the man who found her?<br><br>When they discover that Emma was secretly investigating the assassination of a celebrity, the case seems tantalisingly near to a close. But as a cold and calculating killer shakes their grasp, even Diamond struggles to make all the pieces fit.</p>