The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

Author	Peter Lovesey
Language	English
Series	Sergeant Cribb
Genre	Detective
Publisher	Macmillan
Publication date	1971
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Wobble to Death
Followed by	Abracadaver

The Detective Wore Silk Drawers is a 1971 historical detective novel by the British author Peter Lovesey. It was the second entry a series of eight novels featuring the Victorian era policeman Sergeant Daniel Cribb, a member of the Metropolitan Police. ^[1] It is set against the backdrop of nineteenth century bare-knuckle boxing. ^{[2] [3] [4]} In 1980 it was adapted into an episode of the same title for the ITV series Cribb .

References

1. Reilly p.965
2. Murphy p.305
3. Browne & Kreiser p.284
4. Priestman p.177

Bibliography

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• Priestman, Martin. The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.