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Zusatztext Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement Recipient Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Praise for Wobble to Death Winner of the Macmillan/Panther First Crime Novel Prize One of Mystery Writers of America's Best 100 Mystery Novels of All Time “[ Wobble to Death ] celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a gilt-trimmed collector’s edition . . . The Mystery Writers of America named this book one of the 100 best mysteries of all time; half a century later, the magic holds up.” —Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal “A fine case of murder projected against a compelling historical background.” —The New York Times “Don’t miss this for an outstanding period piece with plummy characters and a killer neatly hidden. It will be on all the best lists.” —Los Angeles Times, Dorothy B. Hughes “Nobody ever invented it once again better than that.” —James Crumley, author of The Last Good Kiss "A delightful mystery about murder at a six-day foot race in the Royal Agricultural Hall in Islington, north London, with his series protagonists Detective Sergeant Cribb and his assistant Constable Thackeray on the case. As someone who creates plot twists for a living, I was sure I’d nailed the baddie. Nope. I got it completely wrong. Hence, the admiring guffaw." —Jeffrey Deaver "Lovesey masterfully contrasts the stiff social rules of the Victorian era with the chaotic, free-for-all spectacle of the footrace." —Adam Woog, The Seattle Times “First prize-winner, and a worthy one. The book’s primary fascination lies in the period detail—which is excellently done—and the sheer oddity of it all.” —Sunday Times , Edmund Crispin “A mystery story about which one might well ask, ‘They poison wobblers, don’t they?’ . . . Even if that notion was not too much for any reader to resist, Lovesey would ensnare him with such trappings as a splendid fog-shrouded chase in a hansom over the cobbled streets of London . . . Best of all, even as the murders are done, the suspects plod plausibly on . . . The result is a good read, as they say.” —Sports Illustrated “Something brand-new in murder settings . . . Really wonderful.” —San Francisco Examiner Chronicle “Excellent first novel involving murder at an English ‘wobble,’ or pedestrian endurance contest, in 1879, all done in amazingly authentic style—and with two kinds of suspense: whodunit and who’ll win the race. Recommended.” —Denver Post “The details of the race are informative; the two murders committed at the event are fictitious and quite shocking.” —Pittsburgh Press “A gem of a murder mystery.” —Houston Chronicle “Here are true Victorians, not pious frauds of legend. Sound investigation by Sergeant Cribb rounds out a first-rate story of sustained thrill.” —Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, John Dickson Carr “The set-up of Wobble to Death is so splendid that many a judge would have given the prize on this alone without more ado.” —Times Literary Supplement “There is a refreshing originality about Wobble to Death . . . One is inevitably reminded of that near-classic of the dance-marathons, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? but there is sufficient originality here to let the book stand squarely on its own . . . There is a haunting quality about the book which fixes it in the memory.” —The Guardian “Every detail chimes bell-true with every other and none is stuffed in for detail’s sake. Add a simple but effectiv...
