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This page lists novels by Peter Lear.

Peter Lear was a pen name used for three books by Peter Lovesey. These books were subsequently published as by Peter Lovesey.

Goldengirl

Peter Lear

1977

"The story of Goldengirl, who was programmed to take the 1980 Moscow Olympics by storm. How was it possible that this superbly built 19 year old honey-blonde could achieve so much from nowhere and earn a fortune for her backers?"

Spider Girl

Peter Lear

1980

Republished as In Suspense

"Sarah finds her studies so absorbing, that much of campus life seems to pass her by. She barely registers her research assistant’s interest in her, even though Don is the college Lothario and pursued by many female students. Even Sarah’s relationships with family and friends are perfunctory and distant, but that, it seems, is how she prefers to live. When Sarah is filmed for a TV documentary about spiders, she meets a psychologist involved in the show, and the pair strike up a friendship. As they spend more and more time together, Sarah realises that she wants more than friendship from Dr Cunningham and he gradually discovers just why Sarah is the way she is. Meanwhile, dubbed ‘Spider Girl’ by the media for her involvement in a ground-breaking show about those arachnids, Sarah is drawn further and further into the world of show business. Yet as Spider Girl becomes more and more famous, she can’t help feeling that Sarah is slowly fading away. For Sarah, Spider Girl is a refuge and a way to feel better about herself. But what are the implications of Spider Girl for the people around her? When a man is found dead in the college gymnasium, people begin to wonder… For Don, what begins as a mission to love and save Sarah turns into a living nightmare. Will he be able to save Spider Girl from herself? And if he does not, where will she strike next?"

The Secret of Spandau

Peter Lear

1986

"Rudolf Hess was the most closely guarded prisoner in the world. Forty-five years after his capture in Scotland on a supposed peace mission he was still in Spandau Prison. Why was it necessary to keep him there so long? He was a Nazi - but one with a damaging tale to tell. If anyone can reach him it is Berlin correspondent Red Goodbody, known for his foolhardiness, but also for his daring and panache. The fear is that the stability of Western Europe may be undermined by what Hess can reveal; and so both the KGB and MI5 move into action to protect the extraordinary secret of Spandau."