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Waxwork
Written by Peter Lovesey
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The eighth Sergeant Cribb Investigation set in the seedy underbelly of Victorian London.
Though the beautiful Miriam Cromer has confessed to the murder of her husband’s assistant, she is still confident of her acquittal. But then she is sentenced to hang. She blames her husband, but he has an alibi. Sergeant Cribb
and Constable Thackeray must discover what really happened at Park Lodge on 12th March, 1888, and quickly.
Though the beautiful Miriam Cromer has confessed to the murder of her husband’s assistant, she is still confident of her acquittal. But then she is sentenced to hang. She blames her husband, but he has an alibi. Sergeant Cribb
and Constable Thackeray must discover what really happened at Park Lodge on 12th March, 1888, and quickly.
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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