Wobble to death
Subtitle: an Inspector Cribb investigation
By: Peter Lovesey.
Publisher: Soho Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781569475232
Subjects: Cribb, Sergeant (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Police -- England -- London -- Fiction; London (England) -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Los Angeles Times In 1879, race walking competitions, known as "wobbles," were all the rage. The death of a contender, followed by a second murder, introduces Sergeant Cribb, who goes on to investigate sports-related deaths in a series of eight books. Peter Lovesey is the author of twenty-five highly praised mystery novels and has been awarded the Crime Writers' Association Gold, Silver, and Diamond Dagger awards as well as many US honors. This was his first mystery. He lives in West Sussex, England.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.