Dead ringer
By: Roy Lewis
Publisher: Magna
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Long Preston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780750536448
Subjects: Fiction; Fraud investigation; Gambling and crime; History; Social life and customs; Manners and customs; Derby (Horse race); Derby (Horse race) fast (OCoLC)fst01409354
Description: "In old age Edwin James looks back over his scandalous life in law and the theatre: he recalls his rise to fame and fortune which begins as a debt-ridden counsel in the case arising from the Running Rein scandal of the 1844 Derby. He begins his hunt for the missing witness and the Derby winner which has been spirited away. Aided by ex-convict Ben Gully, he probes in the dark belly of the London underworld while at the same time trying to avoid his creditors.--Publisher description.
Notes: Originally published: London: Robert Hale, 2011.