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      Wobble to Death

      by Peter Lovesey
      Published
      Jan 1970
      Main Genre
      Historical Mystery Hist. Mystery
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      176
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      A Sergeant Cribb Mystery Book 1

      About This Book

      A Mystery Writers of America "100 Best Mysteries of All Time"

      Crime fiction master Peter Lovesey's debut mystery introduces Victorian detective Sergeant Cribb as he investigates a speed-walking race turned deadly.

      "An outstanding period piece with plummy characters and a killer neatly hidden." —Los Angeles Times, Dorothy B. Hughes

      London, 1879. Crowds have gathered at Islington's chilly Agricultural Hall to place their bets on who will become the next world champion in a six-day, 500-mile speed walking race, the "wobble." When one of the highly favored contenders dies under suspicious circumstances, Sergeant Cribb also has a race on his hands—to pursue a ruthless murderer.
       
      Wobble to Death was Peter Lovesey's debut novel. In the 45 years since it was published, its author has gone on to write more than 30 world-renowned mysteries, win numerous crime fiction prizes. There is no better place to dive into Lovesey's legendary oeuvre than with this sparkling debut.

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      General Fiction Suspense

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      Historical Mystery

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      May 1980 Penguin ISBN13 9780140055573 ISBN10 0140055576
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      Feb 1970 W. Clement Stone ISBN13 9780396062332 ISBN10 0396062334
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      Jan 1977 John Curley & Assoc ISBN13 9780893400606 ISBN10 0893400602
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