US Publisher: Dodd, Mead, US Paperback: Dell, Latest UK paperback: Sphere, Latest US paperback: Soho Press, ISBN “ The Detective Wore Silk Drawers will establish the Historical Thriller as securely as Mrs Christie established her own particular brand of whodunit.”. Whitefriar, Smith’s Trade News. · "The Detective Wore Silk Drawers" is fast paced and exciting. The characters are well-rounded and believable. As well as a fin The discovery of a headless corpse washed up on the banks of the Thames near Blackfriars, drags Cribb from his pint at the pub and into a case involving the brutal and illegal world of bare-knuckle prize fighting/5(31). Peter (Harmer) Lovesey (born ), also known by his pen name Peter Lear, is a British writer of historical and contemporary detective novels and short stor.
The Detective Wore Silk Drawers (A Sergeant Cribb Mystery) by Peter Lovesey. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, , X. The Detective Wore Silk Drawers () sounds like a kinky title but it actually refers to a cop going undercover as a boxer in this nice piece of historical detective fiction set in Victorian England. It was Peter Lovely's second foray into this world, and both center around unusual sports of the time: "wobbles," a kind of competitive. THE DETECTIVE WORE SILK DRAWERS by Peter Lovesey Soho Constable, October pages $ ISBN:
Praise for The Detective Wore Silk Drawers “A gorgeous piece of period reconstruction All the details of pickling and purging, gymnastics and ‘coming up to scratch’ worked into an exciting plot.” —The Daily Telegraph “A rich and unusual mystery, with suspense enough for the most confirmed addict.” —Los Angeles Times. Peter (Harmer) Lovesey (born ), also known by his pen name Peter Lear, is a British writer of historical and contemporary detective novels and short stor. The Detective Wore Silk Drawers (A Sergeant Cribb Mystery) by Peter Lovesey. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, , X.
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