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1 janv. 2001 · Wobble to Death. Peter Lovesey. 3.68. 1,951 ratings180 reviews. In 1879, race walking competitions, known as “wobbles,” were all the rage. The death of a contender, followed by a second murder, introduces Sergeant Cribb, who goes on to investigate sports-related deaths in a series of eight books.
- Sergeant Cribb Series by Peter Lovesey
3.88 · 337 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 1978 · 35...
- Sergeant Cribb Series by Peter Lovesey
1 oct. 2008 · Wobble to Death (A Sergeant Cribb Investigation Book 1) - Kindle edition by Lovesey, Peter. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Wobble to Death (A Sergeant Cribb Investigation Book 1).
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The first book in the Sergeant Cribb series, from Peter Lovesey. In Victorian London, race-walking, or 'wobbles', are all the rage. So on a Monday morning in November 1879 the crowds gather for Islington's bizarre six-day endurance walking race. By Tuesday, one of the contestants is dead.
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..
Wobble To Death. A Sergeant Cribb mystery. Drawing on my interest in the history of athletics, I set this first novel in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, in 1879, where a bizarre six-day endurance race takes place. “Wobbles” became popular on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1880s. A strange collection of so-called “proven pedestrians ...
The first book in the Sergeant Cribb series, from Peter Lovesey. In Victorian London, race-walking, or 'wobbles', are all the rage. So on a Monday morning in November 1879 the crowds gather for Islington's bizarre six-day endurance walking race. By Tuesday, one of the contestants is dead.
- Peter Lovesey
