Wobble To Death
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor chipping and edge wear. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact hardcover binding.
Set against the gaslit world of Victorian London, Wobble to Death is a gripping historical crime novel that transports readers to the competitive and brutal world of pedestrianism — a gruelling six-day endurance walking contest held at Islington's Agricultural Hall in 1879. Sergeant Cribb, Peter Lovesey's sharp and tenacious detective, is dispatched to investigate when one of the competitors dies under suspicious circumstances mid-race, uncovering a web of sabotage, greed, and foul play. The novel masterfully chronicles the seedy underbelly of Victorian sporting culture, presenting a richly atmospheric portrait of gamblers, trainers, and desperate athletes pushing their bodies to the limit. Lovesey's debut work is at once a meticulously researched period piece and a tightly plotted whodunit, combining dry wit with genuine suspense. It introduced one of British crime fiction's most enduring detective duos — Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackeray — and launched a celebrated series that redefined the Victorian detective novel.
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$3.84Wobble To Death
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor chipping and edge wear. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact hardcover binding.
Set against the gaslit world of Victorian London, Wobble to Death is a gripping historical crime novel that transports readers to the competitive and brutal world of pedestrianism — a gruelling six-day endurance walking contest held at Islington's Agricultural Hall in 1879. Sergeant Cribb, Peter Lovesey's sharp and tenacious detective, is dispatched to investigate when one of the competitors dies under suspicious circumstances mid-race, uncovering a web of sabotage, greed, and foul play. The novel masterfully chronicles the seedy underbelly of Victorian sporting culture, presenting a richly atmospheric portrait of gamblers, trainers, and desperate athletes pushing their bodies to the limit. Lovesey's debut work is at once a meticulously researched period piece and a tightly plotted whodunit, combining dry wit with genuine suspense. It introduced one of British crime fiction's most enduring detective duos — Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackeray — and launched a celebrated series that redefined the Victorian detective novel.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor chipping and edge wear. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact hardcover binding.
Set against the gaslit world of Victorian London, Wobble to Death is a gripping historical crime novel that transports readers to the competitive and brutal world of pedestrianism — a gruelling six-day endurance walking contest held at Islington's Agricultural Hall in 1879. Sergeant Cribb, Peter Lovesey's sharp and tenacious detective, is dispatched to investigate when one of the competitors dies under suspicious circumstances mid-race, uncovering a web of sabotage, greed, and foul play. The novel masterfully chronicles the seedy underbelly of Victorian sporting culture, presenting a richly atmospheric portrait of gamblers, trainers, and desperate athletes pushing their bodies to the limit. Lovesey's debut work is at once a meticulously researched period piece and a tightly plotted whodunit, combining dry wit with genuine suspense. It introduced one of British crime fiction's most enduring detective duos — Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackeray — and launched a celebrated series that redefined the Victorian detective novel.
