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The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

By Peter Lovesey

Release : 2008-10-01

Genre : British Detectives, Books, Mysteries & Thrillers, Police Procedural, Historical Mysteries

Kind : ebook

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“A rich and unusual mystery, with suspense enough for the most confirmed addict.” —Los Angeles Times

Pugilism, a brutal form of bare-knuckle boxing, is forbidden by law in late Victorian England, but Sergeant Cribb discovers evidence that it continues in secret, finding a corpse whose hands were “pickled” for fighting. A young constable called Henry Jago is sent to infiltrate the gang, which he has to submit to a rigorous programme of purging, pickling and training. But Jago is endangered when more murders ensue and Cribb must intervene at a perfectly crucial time to prevent young Jago from being battered to death.

The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

By Peter Lovesey

Release : 2008-10-01

Genre : British Detectives, Books, Mysteries & Thrillers, Police Procedural, Historical Mysteries

Kind : ebook

4 (0 ratings)
“A rich and unusual mystery, with suspense enough for the most confirmed addict.” —Los Angeles Times

Pugilism, a brutal form of bare-knuckle boxing, is forbidden by law in late Victorian England, but Sergeant Cribb discovers evidence that it continues in secret, finding a corpse whose hands were “pickled” for fighting. A young constable called Henry Jago is sent to infiltrate the gang, which he has to submit to a rigorous programme of purging, pickling and training. But Jago is endangered when more murders ensue and Cribb must intervene at a perfectly crucial time to prevent young Jago from being battered to death.

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