1970 novel
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
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
- ^ Murphy p.305
- ^ Hubin p.255
- ^ Reilly p.966
- ^ Herbert p.XVII
Bibliography
- 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.
