Wobble to Death: The First Sergeant Cribb Mystery - Softcover

Lovesey, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751572527 ISBN 13: 9780751572520

Publisher: Sphere, 2018

Synopsis

The first book in the Sergeant Cribb series, from Peter Lovesey.

In Victorian London, race-walking, or 'wobbles', are all the rage. So on a Monday morning in November 1879 the crowds gather for Islington's bizarre six-day endurance walking race.

By Tuesday, one of the contestants is dead. Tetanus from a blister is assumed, but then there is a second death, and this time it's definitely murder. A bemused Sergeant Cribb from Scotland Yard is called in, along with Constable Thackeray, and they soon discover that something foul is at play.

Reissue of Peter Lovesey's first acclaimed book that started his career nearly 50 years ago.

About this title

Product Description:

In Victorian London, race-walking, or 'wobbles', are all the rage. So on a Monday morning in November 1879 the crowds gather for Islington's bizarre six-day endurance walking race. By Tuesday, one of the contestants is dead. Tetanus from a blister is assumed, but then there is a second death, and this time it's definitely murder. A bemused Sergeant Cribb from Scotland Yard is called in, along with Constable Thackeray, and they soon discover that something foul is at play. Product Information: ISBN: 9780751572520 Author: Peter Lovesey Publisher: Little Brown Format: Paperback Pages: 241 Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1.5cm

Review:

'Here are true Victorians, not pious frauds of legend. A first-rate story of sustained thrill' (John Dickson Carr)

'First prize-winner, and a worthy one . . . excellently done' (Edmund Crispin)

'Brilliantly evocative . . . It is long since I came across so original a setting' (Spectator)

'Don't miss this. It will be on all the best lists' (Dorothy B Hughes Los Angeles Times)

About this edition

• Publisher: Sphere
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0751572527
• ISBN 13: 9780751572520
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256