--- product_id: 45512966 title: "The Vault (Peter Diamond Book 6)" brand: "soho crime" price: "266 kr" currency: DKK in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.dk/products/45512966-the-vault-peter-diamond-book-6 store_origin: DK region: Denmark --- # The Vault (Peter Diamond Book 6) **Brand:** soho crime **Price:** 266 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Vault (Peter Diamond Book 6) by soho crime - **How much does it cost?** 266 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.dk](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/45512966-the-vault-peter-diamond-book-6) ## Best For - soho crime enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted soho crime brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Vault (Peter Diamond Book 6) ## Images ![The Vault (Peter Diamond Book 6) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51UoGZpL7EL.jpg) ![The Vault (Peter Diamond Book 6) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41jVskQr+LL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bones are found in the Vault! Peter Diamond to the rescue. *by J***L on Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2016* Bath must be a very interesting place. Lots of murders and mysteries, some of them very old. Occasionally workers discover a horrible surprise when digging in the ground. This happens in an very old vault and seems cut and dry, old old hand found, murder from Roman times? Except they find also more bones, and they are recent!!Complicated plot which pulls in Mary Shelley who lived in the house above vault. It was here she wrote Frankenstein's Monster, one of the greatest horror stories of all time. Various rare and priceless items are now showing up in the antique stores that may have belonged to Shelley AND some etchings which can be linked to a very well known artist/poet from that time period. Money, possessions, reason for murder?What a mess Peter Diamond has to pull together this time. Add a list of crazy characters, an American who is a Shelley scholar, who spots the Blake illustrations for Frankenstein. An equally crazy antique shop owner who has her eye on that prize too.Another great Peter Diamond mystery ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Close to flawless cold case mystery *by B***) on Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2018* Another sparkler from the extraordinarily creative mind of Peter Lovesey. The story kicks off with the discovery of still another set of bones under the Roman baths in the city of Bath. Eventually the plot takes off in another direction as Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond and his intrepid staff are dealing with a murder related to the 19th Century writing of Frankenstein by former Bath resident Mary Shelley.Great secondary characters in this one AND the first appearance of Ingeborg Smith who will eventually join Diamond's team in many a subsequent book. This one holds your attention to the last pages--which come fast as you probably won't put this one down until you've finished. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clever Whodunnit *by L***A on Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2001* "The Vault" by Peter Lovesey is a clever little book about a literary mystery.Joe Dougan, an American professor on vacation, visits Bath to see the place where Mary Shelley actually wrote most of "Frankenstein". (This itself was fascinating since I had always assumed that it was written in Switzerland during the famous let's-write-a-ghost-story holiday with Lord Byron and Percy Shelley.) Believing it to be the remnants of Shelley's house, Dougan wants to enter a vault under the Pump Room where, coincidentally, police (in the form of DS Peter Diamond) have begun an excavation for a body after being presented with a skeletal hand uncovered during renovations. Dougan sneaks in past the police explaining later that he likes to visit places where creative things happened, feeling that it gives focus to a trip.Dougan believes that some of Shelley's possessions are still in Bath after coming across a copy of Milton's "Paradise Lost" (from which Frankenstein's creature quotes) containing the address of Shelley's now-demolished house and, to narrow his creative focus, begins a quest to find her writing box. The antiques dealer possessing the box is killed and Dougan, already known to police for creeping into the vault, becomes the prime suspect in the crime.The investigation into the death of the antiques dealer crosses that of the owner of the severed hand thus providing a layered story with lots of detail.The characters of the eccentric book seller, mendacious antique dealers, secretive puppeteer, vulterous relatives, shopaholic wife, blinkered, single-minded academic, and bluff detective all combine easily and work well to make the story chug along. While the book jacket announces that this is the fifth in the Diamond series, I have never read any others. I probably will though because this was a quick and satisfying summer read. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.dk/products/45512966-the-vault-peter-diamond-book-6](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/45512966-the-vault-peter-diamond-book-6) --- *Product available on Desertcart Denmark* *Store origin: DK* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*