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Fiction, Crime & mystery, Historical mysteries, Thriller / suspense
The first book in the delightfully witty crime series set in late 19th century bohemian Paris, following the adventures of Bertie, Prince of Wales
It is 1886 and the greatest of all jockeys, Fed Archer, has put his gun to his head and shot himself. An inquest is arranged with indecent haste. His mind was unhinged by typhoid, say the jury, despite conflicting evidence.
Bertie, Prince of Wales, is suspicious. He admired Archer. He knows the Turf better than anyone on that jury and he has personal experience of typhoid. When he learns that Archer's last words were 'Are they coming ' he decides on action. He will turn his unique talents to solving the mystery and tell us in his inimitable fashion how he does it.
Praise for Bertie and the Tinman
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Hugely entertaining ... It's Dick Francis by gaslight - Peter Grosvenor, Daily Express
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Thank heavens for Peter Lovesey, who has produced another accomplished novel - London Evening Standard
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A lively evocation of fin de si?cle Paris - Publishers Weekly
Peter Lovesey
Peter Lovesey is the only living author in Britain to have received the two highest honours in crime writing - the Diamond Dagger of the Crime Writers Association and Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America. He started with the Sergeant Cribb series set in Victorian London and later progressed to modern times with the award-winning Peter Diamond books set in Bath, his home for almost twenty years.
Now living in Shrewsbury with his wife Jax, whom he met at Reading University, he continues to reach and entertain new readers across the world.
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