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The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
Written by Peter Lovesey
Narrated by David Thorpe
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
The second Sergeant Cribb Investigation set in the seedy underbelly of VVictorian London..
Pugilism, a brutal form of bare-knuckle boxing, is forbidden by law in late Victorian England, but Sergeant Cribb discovers evidence that it continues in secret, finding a corpse whose hands were “pickled”
for fighting. He sends young constable Henry Jago to infiltrate the fighting ring, but Jago is endangered when more murders ensue.
Pugilism, a brutal form of bare-knuckle boxing, is forbidden by law in late Victorian England, but Sergeant Cribb discovers evidence that it continues in secret, finding a corpse whose hands were “pickled”
for fighting. He sends young constable Henry Jago to infiltrate the fighting ring, but Jago is endangered when more murders ensue.
Author
Peter Lovesey
Peter Lovesey is a British writer of detective fiction. His work has won many awards, most notably the CWA Gold and Silver Daggers, the Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement, as well as the Macavity, Barry and Anthony Awards.
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Reviews for The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
Rating: 3.4874999100000004 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
40 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I found Sgt. Cribb too cavalier about Jago's position to be overlooked. The situation (the underground bare-knuckle fighting community) was interesting but this 2nd book in the series (the 3rd one I have read) doesn't inspire me to read more.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Fighting is not my thing, but I had picked this up at a second hand store and I rarely resist a Penguin when I come across them, so I decided to give it a go. As I just said...fighting is not my thing, so for that reason it was a bit of a punishment to slog through this book. I liked the non-fighting parts, and especially liked how the story ended, which is why I gave this book the three star rating.