The Tick of Death
Book 5 in the A Sergeant Cribb Investigation series
About The Tick of Death
“Lovesey goes from strength to strength. A really entertaining extravaganza, judged to a nicety.” —The TimesLondon, 1884: A series of bomb blasts in public places is causing mayhem throughout the city.
Even Scotland Yard’s CID office becomes a target, throwing suspicion on Constable Thackeray. The primary suspects are Irish terrorists seeking independence, but could the villain be someone else? A beautiful Irish woman?
An American athlete? Sergeant Cribb reluctantly enrolls in a bomb-making course and infiltrates the Dynamite Party.