Winner of the Macavity Award • A Publishers Weekly Best Mystery of the Year • Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • Shortlisted for the Barry Award

The corpse of a beautiful woman, clad in only a bathing suit, is found on a popular Sussex beach. When she is finally identified, it turns out she was a top profiler for the National Crime Faculty who was working on the case of a serial killer.
And though she was a Bath resident, the authorities don’t want Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond to investigate the murder. What could they be trying to hide?

“Peter Lovesey loves strong women, cerebral killers and diabolical puzzles—the very ingredients that make The House Sitter one of the most cunning mysteries in his Inspector Diamond series.”—The New York Times Book Review