The Tick of Death Paperback by Peter Lovesey

Product Details

• Publisher: Soho Crime (2009-09-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 224 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781569475966
• Item Weight: 294.84 grams
• Dimensions: 19.05 x 12.7 x 1.78 cm

“Lovesey goes from strength to strength. A really entertaining extravaganza, judged to a nicety.” —The Times

London, 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. 

Based on the real events in London between 1884 - 1885, the story had its own resonance ninety years on.

About the Author

Peter Lovesey (1936–2025) was the author of more than forty highly praised mystery novels, including the Peter Diamond investigations and the Sergeant Cribb investigations. He was honored with the two highest awards in mystery fiction, Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and the Cartier Diamond Dagger of the Crime Writers’ Association, as well as many other international accolades. He lived in Shrewsbury, England.