The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
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: Worn/faded, some minor chipping on edges and corners. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
Set in the gritty world of Victorian bare-knuckle boxing, The Detective Wore Silk Drawers is the second instalment in Peter Lovesey's acclaimed Sergeant Cribb series, a collection of historical crime novels steeped in the atmosphere of 19th-century England. The story follows Sergeant Cribb and his hapless constable Thackeray as they go undercover to investigate a series of suspicious deaths connected to the illegal prize-fighting circuit. Lovesey masterfully chronicles the brutal and dangerous underground world of pugilism, weaving a taut, suspenseful narrative that is as much a social portrait of the Victorian era as it is a gripping whodunit. Darkly witty and meticulously researched, the novel illustrates Lovesey's signature blend of period authenticity and sharp detective plotting that earned him a devoted readership worldwide.
Author: Peter Lovesey
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Macmillan
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some minor chipping on edges and corners. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
Set in the gritty world of Victorian bare-knuckle boxing, The Detective Wore Silk Drawers is the second instalment in Peter Lovesey's acclaimed Sergeant Cribb series, a collection of historical crime novels steeped in the atmosphere of 19th-century England. The story follows Sergeant Cribb and his hapless constable Thackeray as they go undercover to investigate a series of suspicious deaths connected to the illegal prize-fighting circuit. Lovesey masterfully chronicles the brutal and dangerous underground world of pugilism, weaving a taut, suspenseful narrative that is as much a social portrait of the Victorian era as it is a gripping whodunit. Darkly witty and meticulously researched, the novel illustrates Lovesey's signature blend of period authenticity and sharp detective plotting that earned him a devoted readership worldwide.