The Detective Wore Silk Drawers |
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| Author:
| Lovesey, Peter |
| Series title: | A Sergeant Cribb Investigation Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56947-524-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Publisher: | Soho Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Soho Crime |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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"A rich and unusual mystery, with suspense enough for the most confirmed addict."
--Los Angeles Times Pugilism, a brutal form of bare-knuckle boxing, is forbidden by law in late Victorian England, but Sergeant Cribb discovers evidence that it continues in secret, finding a corpse whose hands were "pickled" for fighting. A young constable called Henry Jago is sent to infiltrate the gang, which he has to submit to a rigorous programme of purging,...
More Description"A rich and unusual mystery, with suspense enough for the most confirmed addict." --Los Angeles Times
Pugilism, a brutal form of bare-knuckle boxing, is forbidden by law in late Victorian England, but Sergeant Cribb discovers evidence that it continues in secret, finding a corpse whose hands were "pickled" for fighting. A young constable called Henry Jago is sent to infiltrate the gang, which he has to submit to a rigorous programme of purging, pickling and training. But Jago is endangered when more murders ensue and Cribb must intervene at a perfectly crucial time to prevent young Jago from being battered to death.