Beau Blackstone
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Wear and tear — some fading and minor scuffing to edges; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: glue residue on endpapers; foxing on book block. Binding: Appears intact and firm.
Set in the gritty underworld of early 19th-century London, Beau Blackstone is a gripping historical crime novel that chronicles the adventures of Edmund Blackstone, a dashing and unconventional Bow Street Runner navigating a city rife with corruption, vice, and danger. Richard Falkirk — the pen name of Derek Lambert — masterfully conjures the fog-laden streets and social extremes of Regency England, from the glittering drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the violent slums of the East End. The narrative moves at a relentless pace as Blackstone uses his sharp wit and street cunning to unravel a dangerous criminal conspiracy that reaches into the highest echelons of society. With a tone that balances swashbuckling adventure and sharp social commentary, Beau Blackstone stands as a vivid and entertaining entry in a beloved series that anticipates the modern historical crime genre.
Author: Richard Falkirk
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Eyre Methuen, London
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Wear and tear — some fading and minor scuffing to edges; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: glue residue on endpapers; foxing on book block. Binding: Appears intact and firm.
Set in the gritty underworld of early 19th-century London, Beau Blackstone is a gripping historical crime novel that chronicles the adventures of Edmund Blackstone, a dashing and unconventional Bow Street Runner navigating a city rife with corruption, vice, and danger. Richard Falkirk — the pen name of Derek Lambert — masterfully conjures the fog-laden streets and social extremes of Regency England, from the glittering drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the violent slums of the East End. The narrative moves at a relentless pace as Blackstone uses his sharp wit and street cunning to unravel a dangerous criminal conspiracy that reaches into the highest echelons of society. With a tone that balances swashbuckling adventure and sharp social commentary, Beau Blackstone stands as a vivid and entertaining entry in a beloved series that anticipates the modern historical crime genre.