In his new novel Stagestruck, former Bath thriller writer PeterLovesey admits that he found inspiration in The Bath Chronicle'stheatre coverage for his 11th novel in the Peter Diamond, the Bathdetective, series.
In his note from the author at the start of the book he also paystribute to several writers including Anna O'Callaghan from thetheatre and her book about the Theatre Royal from the years 1979 to2005.
Peter has set his new story largely in the 250-year-old TheatreRoyal, Bath, in a week when a production of I Am a Camera isblighted by maiming and murder.
The famous butterfly superstition and the theatre ghost enrichthe mystery and suspense.
The plot is also complicated by Diamond's theatre phobia. He mustconquer his fear of entering the place before he can trap thekiller.
As he tries to find its roots in his past, the tension at theTheatre Royal mounts, legends come to life and the killer strikesagain.
Peter is a hugely popular thriller writer who until a few yearsago lived in Bath before moving to Chichester and his appearance atthis year's Bath Literature Festival was sold out within days of thetickets going on sale.
The Diamond series has now been optioned for television.
Peter will be at Waterstone's in Bath on April 21 to talk aboutthe book, and that is just before he embarks on a ten-city tour ofAmerica.
Then on July 10 he has been booked to appear at the FromeFestival.
Peter's novels and short stories have won him awards all over theworld.
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