Sergeant Verity Presents His Compliments by Francis Selwyn Paperback Book

Description: Sergeant Verity Presents His Compliments by Francis Selwyn The third title in the Sergeant Verity series. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Immaculate officers and rough-bearded riflemen, evangelists, card-sharps and dandies face death at attention on the sloping deck of the Birkenhead. But who was the coward hidden among the women in the lifeboat, and who was the girl who lived to report his shame?Eight years later in the summer of 1860, the cowards legacy unfolds, and Verity must piece together a mystery that leads him to uncover an ingenious plot: a madmans revenge for the loss of the Birkenhead. And with this knowledge, only Verity can avert a tragedy unparalleled in English history since the loss of Prince William in the White Ship 700 years before. Author Biography Francis Selwyn (a pen name of Donald Thomas) was born in Somerset and educated at Queens College, Taunton, and Balliol College, Oxford. He holds a personal chair in the University of Wales, Cardiff, now Cardiff University. His numerous crime novels include two collections of Sherlock Holmes stories and a hugely successful historical detective series written under the pen name Francis Selwyn and featuring Sergeant Verity of Scotland Yard, as well as gritty police procedurals written under the name of Richard Dacre. He is also the author of seven biographies and a number of other non-fiction works, and won the Gregory Prize for his poems, Points of Contact. He lives in Bath with his wife. Promotional The third title in the Sergeant Verity series. Long Description Immaculate officers and rough-bearded riflemen, evangelists, card-sharps and dandies face death at attention on the sloping deck of the Birkenhead. But who was the coward hidden among the women in the lifeboat, and who was the girl who lived to report his shame?Eight years later in the summer of 1860, the cowards legacy unfolds, and Verity must piece together a mystery that leads him to uncover an ingenious plot: a madmans revenge for the loss of the Birkenhead. And with this knowledge, only Verity can avert a tragedy unparalleled in English history since the loss of Prince William in the White Ship 700 years before. Promotional "Headline" The third title in the Sergeant Verity series. Details ISBN1471904237 Author Francis Selwyn Pages 268 Publisher The Murder Room Year 2013 ISBN-10 1471904237 ISBN-13 9781471904233 Format Paperback Publication Date 2013-02-28 UK Release Date 2013-02-28 Imprint The Murder Room Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Audience General NZ Release Date 2013-02-27 AU Release Date 2013-02-27 Series Murder Room We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159409931;

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