{"product_id":"book-hoip","title":"Sergeant Cribb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull-cast adaptations of five of Peter Lovesey's acclaimed novels featuring Victorian detective Sergeant Cribb and his assistant Constable Thackeray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTough, shrewd and determined, Sergeant Cribb is a stalwart of Scotland Yard's newly formed Criminal Investigation Department. Aided and abetted by the loyal, stolid Constable Thackeray, he pounds the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London, tracking down murderers and bringing them to justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWaxwork\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 1888. Sentenced to death for murder, Miriam Cromer awaits her fate in Newgate Prison. She has confessed that blackmail drove her to kill, but a photograph sent anonymously to the Home Office reveals new evidence and Sgt Cribb must investigate. Starring \u003cb\u003eBrian Cox\u003c\/b\u003e as Sergeant Cribb and \u003cb\u003eJohn Cater\u003c\/b\u003e as Thackeray.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwing, Swing Together\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 1889, and Jerome K Jerome's bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThree Men in a Boat\u003c\/i\u003e has sparked a craze for rowing on the River Thames. Out for a midnight swim, Harriet Shaw notices an unlikely boating threesome - and when a body is discovered, the trio become murder suspects, and Harriet the key witness… \u003cb\u003eBarry Foster\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Sergeant Cribb, with \u003cb\u003eJohn Cater\u003c\/b\u003e as Thackeray.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Case of Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Spiritualism is all the rage among well-to-do Victorian Londoners, but when thefts follow two séances, Cribb is called in. He suspects the young medium, Peter Brand, but Brand's mysterious death means he must look further afield. Starring \u003cb\u003eBarry Foster\u003c\/b\u003e as Sergeant Cribb and \u003cb\u003eJohn Cater\u003c\/b\u003e as Thackeray.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWobble to Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - During a six-day speed-walking race, one of the pedestrian competitors is found dead, poisoned by strychnine. Enter Cribb and Thackeray, who discover murder is afoot. \u003cb\u003eTimothy Bateson \u003c\/b\u003estars as Sergeant Cribb, with \u003cb\u003eWilliam Eedle\u003c\/b\u003e as Thackeray.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbracadaver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Investigating a series of 'accidents' in the Victorian music-halls, the indomitable detective duo uncover the dark side of these popular entertainment palaces when a murder takes place. Starring \u003cb\u003eFrank Windsor\u003c\/b\u003e as Cribb and \u003cb\u003eJohn Hollis\u003c\/b\u003e as Thackeray.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDue to the different ages of the recordings in this collection, the sound quality may vary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText copyright © Peter Lovesey 1970 (\u003ci\u003eWobble to Death\u003c\/i\u003e), 1972 (\u003ci\u003eAbracadaver\u003c\/i\u003e), 1975 (\u003ci\u003eA Case of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpirits\u003c\/i\u003e), 1976 (\u003ci\u003eSwing, Swing Together\u003c\/i\u003e), 1978 (\u003ci\u003eWaxwork\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eAll rights reserved\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49354952933680,"sku":"BDhoip","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hoip-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776560653","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hoip","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}