Sergeant Cribb Investigation: Wobble to Death (Series #1) (Paperback)

from DeltaQueen50

Wobble to Death by Peter Lovesey is a historical mystery set in Victorian England over the course of a week long pedestrian race. These races were called Wobbles and became very popular during the 1880's. When one of the favourites to win the race dies under mysterious circumstances, the police a...

from Eyejaybee

Peter Lovesey is one of Britain's most prolific and successful crime writes, having produced more than fifty novels and collections of short stories. Wobble to Death, published in 1970, was his first novel and introduced his enigmatic Sergeant Cribb, or Cribb of the Detective, as he is called by ...

from tloeffler

A good old 19th century detective novel, that takes place at a "wobble," or six day "Go As You Please Contest." These were walking contests, where the participants walked at their own pace, took their breaks & rest when they wanted, and competed to be the first to complete 500+ miles in the time ...

from Condorena

Peter Lovesey make the scene very real. You can almost smell the desperation and the left oft over aroma of animals and fog. In the end the simple motives are usually the best:love, hate or money. You can pick and choose in this mystery.

from Eyejaybee

Peter Lovesey is one of Britain's most prolific and successful crime writes, having produced more than fifty novels and collections of short stories. Wobble to Death, published in 1970, was his first novel and introduced his enigmatic Sergeant Cribb, or Cribb of the Detective, as he is called by ...