“The Headhunters offers proof once again that nobody can write the modern traditional detective novel as perfectly as Lovesey.”—The Denver Post

“A thoroughly delightful detective story.”—Otto Penzler, New York Sun

When Gemma says she’d like to kill her sleazy boss, two young couples joke about forming a club to execute perfect murders. Then the corpses begin to appear, and Inspector Hen Mallin must investigate.

Peter Lovesey has been awarded the Silver, Gold, and Diamond Daggers by the British Crime Writers’ Association. This is his third mystery featuring Inspector Hen Mallin.