"Wobble to Death", published in , is the 1st of Peter Lovesey's Sergeant Cribb mystery series, and his first published novel.. The writing style is intelligent and fun to read. I just found out that there was a TV series based on the series, starring Alan Dobie as Cribb, but it looks like it will have to be reissued before I can watch it/5(). Find many great new used options and get the best deals for WOBBLE TO DEATH By Peter Lovesey at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Peter Lovesey is one of Britain’s most prolific and successful crime writes, having produced more than fifty novels and collections of short stories. Wobble to Death, published in , was his first novel and introduced his enigmatic Sergeant Cribb, or Cribb of the Detective, as .
Buy Wobble to Death (Deluxe Edition): 1 (Sergeant Cribb Investigation) Anniversary, Reprint by Lovesey, Peter (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Review: Wobble to Death was Peter Lovesey's first mystery, originally published in , and introduced Sergeant Cribb. Set in the Victorian London, it was the first of eight mysteries featuring the sergeant that involved sports-related deaths. Soho Press is reissuing (at least) the first two as trade paperbacks. "Wobble to Death", published in , is the 1st of Peter Lovesey's Sergeant Cribb mystery series, and his first published novel.. The writing style is intelligent and fun to read. I just found out that there was a TV series based on the series, starring Alan Dobie as Cribb, but it looks like it will have to be reissued before I can watch it.
Wobble To Death. A Sergeant Cribb mystery. Winner of the Macmillan/Panther First Crime Novel Prize, Listed in the Hatchards Top Crime Novels. Listed in the Mystery Writers of America Top Mystery Novels. Drawing on my interest in the history of athletics, I set this first novel in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, in , where a bizarre six-day endurance race takes place. Wobble To Death by Peter Lovesey is the first book in his historical mystery series featuring Scotland Yard Sgt Cribb. It is also my first exposure to his writing. It's an interesting premise to say the least. The story is set in London, and is centered around a pedestrian race at the Agricultural Hall. 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, mile speedwalking 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.
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