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David Thorpe
Fiction, Crime & mystery, Historical mysteries, Thriller / suspense
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Sphere
- Paperback Feb 23, 2021 | 9780751581119 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 18, 2021 | 9781405550147 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Aug 1, 2013 | 9781405529969 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Feb 23, 2021 | 9780751581119 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 18, 2021 | 9781405550147 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Aug 1, 2013 | 9781405529969 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Sphere
- Paperback Feb 23, 2021 | 9780751581119 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 18, 2021 | 9781405550147 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Aug 1, 2013 | 9781405529969 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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A classic from the delightful Sergeant Cribb series, set in Victorian London and with an explosive plot
The beloved Sergeant Cribb series by Peter Lovesey
The year is 1884. London is being terrorised by a series of bomb blasts - even within Great Scotland Yard! Reluctantly, Sergeant Cribb attends a course in the science of infernal machines in a bid to gain expert knowledge of explosives and beat the criminals at their own game.
With Constable Thackeray the prime suspect, Cribb feels bound for professional and personal reasons to track down the truth at any cost. And very soon he is abducted at gunpoint by an Irish-American hammer-thrower and finds himself an unwilling but vital member of the Dynamite Party . . .
Praise for Invitation to a Dynamite Party: The Fifth Sergeant Cribb Mystery
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Sinister fun in splendidly atmospheric setting - Sunday Telegraph
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A really entertaining extravaganza - HRF Keating, The Times
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At once fresh, very funny and cleverly plotted. Please sir, I want some more! - San Francisco Examiner Chronicle
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The period detail is admirable: the narrative both witty and swift - Edmund Crispin, Sunday Times
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Lovesey has a special flair for re-creating Victorian England with to-the-manner-born wit. I love Lovesey - Saturday Review
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Tense and dramatic. The best book I have read for a long time - Birmingham Evening Mail
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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