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Mad Hatter's Holiday

Peter Lovesey

The beloved Sergeant Cribb series by Peter Lovesey

It's 1882 and Albert Moscrop who is spending his holiday in Brighton observing human nature through a telescope gradually moves into the circle of the Prothero family who he has been fascinated by - especially the beautiful Zena Prothero whose husband appears to take her for granted.

But through this connection he becomes involved in a sensational murder. All of Brighton is horrified by the gruesome crime and the local police seek the help of Scotland Yard's Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackeray who soon find themselves challenged by the strangest case of their careers one as mystifying as it is macabre.

Peter Lovesey

Born in Middlesex In 1936, Peter Lovesey was the author of 43 novels and seven collections of short stories. He is best known for his eight Victorian crime novels featuring Seargent Cribb and his flagship Peter Diamond series, which began with his Antony-award winning novel, The Last Detective, in 1991. Lovesey was the recipient of numerous awards over his lifetime, including the CWA Silver Dagger, multiple Macavity and Antony awards. He was one of a select number of writers to have been awarded both the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Special Edgar and the Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement. He died in 2025 at the age of 88.

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Mad Hatter's Holiday

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