Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond prefers old-fashioned police work to modern technology. He believes in knocking on doors and following leads rather than relying on computers. When a woman's naked corpse surfaces in a lake near Bath, Diamond faces his toughest case yet. Nobody steps forward to identify the victim. The body bears no distinctive marks. No murder weapon turns up. Diamond must piece together seemingly unrelated clues: choirboys who skip practice, teddy bears, a black Mercedes, and items connected to Jane Austen. The investigation grows more complex as these puzzle pieces refuse to fit together neatly. Diamond's superiors eventually declare they have sufficient evidence to prosecute someone for the crime. But the stubborn detective refuses to accept their conclusion. He continues working the case, determined to uncover the real truth behind the mysterious death.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: determined-to-uncover-truth, stubborn-detective
Setting: Bath
Period: 20th-century
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