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Wobble to Death

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Wobble to Death
AuthorPeter Lovesey
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSergeant Cribb
GenreDetective
PublisherMacmillan
Publication date
1970
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Followed byThe Detective Wore Silk Drawers 

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.[1] It was published in Britain by Macmillan and in America by Dodd, Mead & Co..[2] it received positive reviews from critics.[3] The plot revolves around a walking marathon in 1879 in which several of the participants are murdered.[4]

Adaptation

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In 1980 it was adapted as an episode in the first series of the ITV television show Cribb starring Alan Dobie and William Simons.

References

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  1. ^ Murphy p.305
  2. ^ Hubin p.255
  3. ^ Reilly p.966
  4. ^ Herbert p.XVII

Bibliography

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  • Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
  • Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
  • Murphy, Bruce F. The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery. Springer, 1999.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.