Abracadaver (Lovesey novel)

Abracadaver is a 1972 historical mystery detective novel by the British author Peter Lovesey. It is the third in his series featuring the Victorian era policeman Sergeant Daniel Cribb. Cribb, a member of the Metropolitan Police, investigates a crime that takes place in the world of London's music halls. The title is a portmanteau of the words abracadabra, a word frequently used in magic tricks, and cadaver, an alternative word for a corpse.

Adaptation

In 1980 it was adapted into an episode of for the ITV series Cribb starring Alan Dobie as Cribb.

References

Bibliography

• Browne, Ray B. & Kreiser, Lawrence A. The Detective as Historian: History and Art in Historical Crime Fiction, Volume 1. Popular Press, 2000.
• Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
• Murphy, Bruce F. The Encyclopaedia of Murder and Mystery. Springer, 1999.
• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.