Wobble to Death: The First Sergeant Cribb Mystery

Wobble to Death: The First Sergeant Cribb Mystery

by PeterLovesey (Author), Peter Lovesey (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 24 May 2018

ISBN 10: 0751572527
ISBN 13: 9780751572520

Media Reviews
'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 *
Author Bio

Peter Lovesey was born in Middlesex and studied at Hampton Grammar School and Reading University, where he met his wife Jax. He won a competition with his first crime fiction novel, Wobble to Death, and has never looked back, with his numerous books winning and being shortlisted for nearly all the prizes in the international crime writing world.
He was Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association and has been presented with Lifetime Achievement awards both in the UK and the US.