In the book Against the Grain, author Peter Lovesey concludes his Detective Peter Diamond Mystery series. Diamond is on holiday in the country visiting his former colleague Julie Hargreaves. But was Diamond invited for rest and to catch up, or was he invited to solve a mystery? Hargreaves weaves the tale and Diamond takes the bait to solve this fascinating case. But the deeper he dives into the case the more convinced he is that things are not what they seem. This is a solid mystery story and a fitting end to a long-running series. I would recommend this book. The audio-book narration was very good. I received a copy of this audio-book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Julie Hargreaves invited her old boss, Detective Peter Diamond to visit her village for a holiday but she wants him to investigate a death from years ago. A man died after entering a grain silo.

Well written and well narrated novel (I listened to the audiobook). Enjoyed these characters, storyline and pace of the novel. Village life is different as everyone knows everyone’s business. Who really enticed the man to enter the grain silo and what was he looking for?

3.5 - This was my first Peter Diamond book but the last in a long series that I will go back to! The characters were charming, the story believable, and not having read others from the series, a great ending to Peter's story. I listened to the audiobook and it was well done and the narrator pleasing to listen to. I look forward to reading more about Peter's past!

Thank you to NetGalley and RBmedia for the audiobook for review.

I was granted an ALC of this book and I had not read any of the previous books in this series so I went to book #1 to check it out. The story has an old school style mystery vibe to it and the audiobook narrator reminded me of 1950’s British announcer/narrator.
The latest story is apparently the last in the series and I can’t speak to the entire series but it appears to have a big fan base. I believe many people will love the wrap up of this series after 40 novels. What an accomplishment for this author. This book wasn’t exactly my style of mystery or rather maybe the audiobook wasn’t engaging enough for me but doesn’t mean it’s a bad book.

Having spent time in Bath, I was attracted to these books from the very first one. Here in the last title the author does what he does best. He tells a good story with a bit of humor.

Peter and his partner Paloma are invited to visit Julie with whom Diamond worked in the past. At first, Peter does not want to go, but he does so persuaded by Paloma. their journey has its challenges.

Peter is surprised to discover that Julie has lost her vision. She has not, however, lost her spirit or acuity. Julie gets Peter involved in the case of woman who may be wrongly in prison for murder. The victim had a rather gruesome death.

Read the book to find out what happened and how the author wraps up this last title. No spoilers.

The narration of the audiobook was spot on. I couldn’t wait to listen. I was very sorry to come to

This is the 22nd entry in the long running detective series set largely in Bath, England. I have read every book and am beyond sorry to know that there will be no more. Still, the author is deserving of retirement at his age.

Many thanks to NetGalley and RB media for this title. All opinions are my own.