Set in Victorian London, the book is a thrilling murder mystery centered around a grueling six-day endurance race known as a "wobble." As competitors push their limits in this test of stamina, the event takes a sinister turn when one of the contestants is found dead under suspicious circumstances. A determined and astute detective takes on the case, delving into the competitive world of pedestrianism—a popular sport of the era. Amidst the spectacle and drama of the race, the detective must unravel a web of deceit, rivalry, and ambition to uncover the truth behind the athlete's untimely demise, revealing the darker side of Victorian sportsmanship and obsession.
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Peter (Harmer) Lovesey (born 1936 in Whitton, Middlesex) is a British writer of historical and contemporary crime novels and short stories. His best-known series characters are Sergeant Cribb, a Victorian-era police detective based in London, and Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath. Lovesey's novels and stories mainly fall into the category of entertaining puzzlers in the "Golden Age" tradition of mystery writing.
He is also well known as a writer of non-fiction histories of tra…
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