Blackstone on Broadway

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Blackstone on Broadway
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Author Derek Lambert
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Series Edmund Blackstone
GenreHistorical thriller
Publisher Methuen Publishing
Publication date
1977
Media typePrint
Preceded by Blackstone Underground  

Blackstone on Broadway is a 1977 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk. It is the final entry in a series of six novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era. [1] Blackstone is assigned to assist the New York City police force, but has his own schemes to pursue while there.

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References

  1. Pronzini & Muller p.240

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