Abracadaver
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Good, minimal wear on edges and corners, slight chipping at top and bottom of spine. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding: Tight and secure.
A classic Victorian crime novel, Abracadaver is the third installment in Peter Lovesey's celebrated Sergeant Cribb series, set against the gaslit, smoke-filled world of nineteenth-century London's music hall entertainment scene. Sergeant Cribb and his stalwart constable Thackeray are called to investigate a series of bizarre and deadly accidents befalling performers in the city's variety theatres, where the line between stage illusion and genuine murder becomes dangerously blurred. Lovesey masterfully recreates the atmosphere of the Victorian stage — the greasepaint, the footlights, and the scheming rivalries behind the curtain — while constructing a tightly plotted mystery that keeps readers guessing to the final act. Written with dry wit and meticulous period detail, the novel stands as a fine example of the traditional detective story elevated by rich historical authenticity.
Author: Peter Lovesey
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Macmillan
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Good, minimal wear on edges and corners, slight chipping at top and bottom of spine. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Name penned on fep. Binding: Tight and secure.
A classic Victorian crime novel, Abracadaver is the third installment in Peter Lovesey's celebrated Sergeant Cribb series, set against the gaslit, smoke-filled world of nineteenth-century London's music hall entertainment scene. Sergeant Cribb and his stalwart constable Thackeray are called to investigate a series of bizarre and deadly accidents befalling performers in the city's variety theatres, where the line between stage illusion and genuine murder becomes dangerously blurred. Lovesey masterfully recreates the atmosphere of the Victorian stage — the greasepaint, the footlights, and the scheming rivalries behind the curtain — while constructing a tightly plotted mystery that keeps readers guessing to the final act. Written with dry wit and meticulous period detail, the novel stands as a fine example of the traditional detective story elevated by rich historical authenticity.