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The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

By Peter Lovesey

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About the book

Forbidden in Victorian England, the grim and violent world of bare-knuckle fighting has gone underground. So when a headless body is found floating in the Thames, his hands 'pickled' for fighting, Sergeant Cribb knows he is facing a challenge.Desperate for information, they select the young constable Henry Jago to infiltrate the gang, subjecting him to a rigorous programme of purging, pickling and training. Cribb is certain that the losing fighters are being killed, or worse, so getting Jago out...Show more

Crime and mystery fiction

Book details

ISBN

9780751572599

Publisher

Little, Brown Book Group

Published year

2018

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

Format

Paperback

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