Mad Hatter's Holiday
the fourth sergeant cribb mystery
$31.19
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
29 March 2021
Summary
Mad Hatter’s Holiday: A Sergeant Cribb Mystery
It’s 1882, and Albert Moscrop is on holiday in Brighton, indulging his curiosity by observing human nature through a telescope. He becomes increasingly drawn to the Prothero family, particularly the captivating Zena Prothero, whose husband seems indifferent to her.
However, his fascination leads him into a sensational murder investigation. The gruesome crime shocks Brighton, and local police call in Scotland Yard’s Sergeant Crib…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751581096 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0751581097 |
| Series: | Sergeant Cribb |
| Author: | Peter Lovesey |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 29 March 2021 |
| Weight: | 160g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 124mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
His best yet - HRF Keating, the Times
A minor gem, catching to perfection the social atmospherics of Victorian Brighton and at the same time telling an ingenious story of murder and discovery - Publishers WeeklyThe sleuthing is neat and satisfying: in the meantime, Victorian pleasures, permitted and illicit, are rendered up with gusto - GuardianAbout The Author
Peter Lovesey
Born in Middlesex In 1936, Peter Lovesey was the author of 43 novels and seven collections of short stories. He is best known for his eight Victorian crime novels featuring Seargent Cribb and his flagship Peter Diamond series, which began with his Antony-award winning novel, The Last Detective, in 1991. Lovesey was the recipient of numerous awards over his lifetime, including the CWA Silver Dagger, multiple Macavity and Antony awards. He was one of a select number of writers to have been awarded both the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Special Edgar and the Crime Writers’ Association’s Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement. He died in 2025 at the age of 88.
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