Peter Buckman

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Peter Buckman is an English writer and literary agent. He has been involved in the publishing industry for many years; he was on the editorial board of Penguin Books, and a commissioning editor for the New American Library in New York City. He has published novels, non fiction, a biography and short stories, and has also written for television and film, including an episode of Inspector Morse , three episodes of The House of Elliot , the television film Unnatural Causes , and the television movie The Tale of Sweeney Todd , which was directed by John Schlesinger. He is currently a literary agent, having started The Ampersand Agency in 2003, notable for having discovered and represented Vikas Swarup, author of Q & A, which was filmed as Slumdog Millionaire, and also being the agent for the estate of prolific historical fiction writer Georgette Heyer. [1] [2]

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In 2025, Buckman began to produce a series of crime novels called "The Pumpernickel Mysteries", published under his own imprint, Word of Mouth Books. By the end of 2025, seven volumes had appeared. Pumpernickel is a black poodle owned by Leo, a Soho solicitor, whose partner is a well-known therapist, Marion, and whose oldest friend, Dennis, is a hardened crime reporter. This foursome, all in their seventies (Pumpernickel in dog-years), work together to solve a range of murders.

In an article in Bookbrunch (30 Apr 2025) Buckman affirmed: "Writing The Pumpernickel Mysteries has given me huge pleasure, because I think I've found a voice and a genre that enables me to examine the things I really care about, and people them with characters who still believe they have the potential to make things better. [3]

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Fiction

The Pumpernickel Mysteries

Non fiction

Biography

References

  1. ↑ "Ampersand Agency opens". Bookseller. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Roy, Amit (18 April 2005). "Q&A queue greets Q and A". Telegraph: Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  3. ↑ Buckman, Peter. "Peter Buckman on his latest adventure in publishing", Bookbrunch (30 Apr 2025) https://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/free-article/peter-buckman-a-new-genre-and-a-new-adventure/
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