A case of spirits (A Red badge novel of suspense) - Hardcover
Scotland Yard's Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackeray investigate a case involving a burgled risque painting, the occult, and a violent death that interrupts a seance in the home of a Royal Academy member
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Peter Lovesey is the author of more than thirty highly praised mystery novels. He has been awarded the CWA Gold and Silver Daggers, the Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement, the Strand Magazine Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Macavity, Barry, and Anthony Awards, and many other honors. He lives in West Sussex, England.
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“One of the best of this series . . . Lively and well-plotted.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Peter Lovesey is undeniably one of the best practitioners of the genre . . . Elegantly written.”
—Financial Times
“Splendid plot, prepossessing good humour, unassertively satisfying prose. Warmly recommended.”
—The Sunday Times
“A neat puzzle whodunit with well-researched background of the Victorians’ séance craze, plus sauce of cheeky humour. Sheer entertainment.”
—The Times
“Perfect period reconstruction.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“One of the best of this series . . . Lively and well-plotted.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Peter Lovesey is undeniably one of the best practitioners of the genre . . . Elegantly written.”
—Financial Times
“Splendid plot, prepossessing good humour, unassertively satisfying prose. Warmly recommended.”
—The Sunday Times
“A neat puzzle whodunit with well-researched background of the Victorians’ séance craze, plus sauce of cheeky humour. Sheer entertainment.”
—The Times
“Perfect period reconstruction.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
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- PublisherDodd, Mead
- Publication date1975
- ISBN 10 0396072186
- ISBN 13 9780396072188
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. jacket is scuffed, small chips and edge tears. light edge wear to boards, corners bumped; The spiritualist movement has captivated a segment of society: manifestations, the occult, and ?sensitives? are in vogue. But the séance sites seem to be targeted for burglaries. Then, while Cribb is on the case, someone murders the medium.There was a great vogue for table-turning and getting in touch with the dead in Victorian times and this lent itself to fraud, at the very least. It seemed inevitable that Cribb and Thackeray should take part in a séance at some stage. They come to it indirectly, following an art theft. The owner, Dr Probert, has also been dabbling in the occult. When murder is done, the two detectives find themselves rubbing shoulder with some eccentric suspects, and a rather convincing medium. Seller Inventory # 045789
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1975. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. SIGNED~INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. AS NEW, bound in dark blue with white titles in blue and white dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Dust jacket has light edge wear and rubbing to front cover. Inscribed by Peter Lovesey on the title page ~ It was such a pleasure visiting the Scene Of The Crime, Ruth. Thanks so much for making me so welcome. Peter Lovesey 10 June 1981 ~ Victorian England featuring Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackeray. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 001405
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