Showstopper by Peter Lovesey

Author:Peter Lovesey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Soho Press

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UNLIKE GREG DEANS, Diamond didn’t mind discussing work matters at home. His late wife, Stephanie, had always been willing to listen and chip in with thoughts of her own. More than once she had given him an insight that transformed a case and led to a conviction. His current partner, Paloma, too, brought fresh thinking to his problems. Keeping an open mind was the hardest part of his job. It could be painful to question assumptions he’d already made, but if he was willing to take the pain from anyone, she was the woman closest to his heart.

Paloma enjoyed cooking and had made it her mission to educate Diamond’s palette. They didn’t often go out for meals. Tonight he’d persuaded her to try the Hudson Steakhouse on London Street. When he’d first come to Bath, the place had been a pub called the Hat and Feather, known to locals as the Hat. Back in its glory days it had been the social hub of the Walcot community, famous for charabanc trips to the seaside, children’s parties and lavish wedding receptions, but by Diamond’s time it was badly in need of a makeover and he’d shed no tears at the change of use.

Paloma wasn’t much of a meat eater, so coming to a steak house was largely an act of altruism. To Diamond’s relief she gave a squeak of delight when she saw the menu.

“Tortelloni. And stuffed with the goodies I like most.”

“Specially for you,” he said as if he’d fixed it with the chef. He had no idea what tortelloni was, but he was willing to believe it was delicious as long as he didn’t have to eat any. He’d already decided on the twelve-ounce rib eye.

“I expect you know the difference between tortelloni and tortellini,” she said.

He knew he was being teased. “I thought they were opera singers.”

She solemnly explained and he solemnly listened. “I’ll give you one to sample when it arrives.”

“I can’t wait.”

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