The Finisher

In Peter Lovesey's latest novel, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of his first publication, elementary school teacher Maeve Kelly faces unexpected challenges as she trains for Bath's Other Half half marathon, all while striving to prove her mother's outdated beliefs about fitness wrong and support her aunt's charity. Simultaneously, Detective Peter Diamond, overseeing the race's crowd control, is drawn into a dark mystery when he suspects a recently paroled criminal may be involved in a runner's mysterious disappearance. As tensions rise, both Maeve and Diamond confront their own fears and the sinister realities lurking behind the event.