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| Author | Peter Lovesey |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Sergeant Cribb |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
| Publication date | 1970 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Followed by | The Detective Wore Silk Drawers |
Wobble to Death is a 1970 historical detective novel by the British writer Peter Lovesey. It was the first of a series of eight novels featuring the Victorian era policeman Sergeant Daniel Cribb, a member of the Metropolitan Police. It was published in Britain by Macmillan and in America by Dodd, Mead & Co.. it received positive reviews from critics. The plot revolves around a walking marathon in 1879 in which several of the participants are murdered.
Adaptation
In 1980 it was adapted as an episode in the first series of the ITV television show Cribb starring Alan Dobie and William Simons.
References
- Murphy p.305
- Hubin p.255
- Reilly p.966
- Herbert p.XVII
Bibliography
- Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
- Murphy, Bruce F. The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery. Springer, 1999.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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