Abracadaver (Lovesey novel) explained

Abracadaver
Author:	Peter Lovesey
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Series:	Sergeant Cribb
Genre:	Detective
Release Date:	1972
Media Type:	Print
Preceded By:	The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
Followed By:	Mad Hatter's Holiday

Abracadaver is a 1972 historical mystery detective novel by the British author Peter Lovesey. It is the third in his series of novels featuring the Victorian era policeman Sergeant Daniel Cribb.^[1] Cribb a member of the Metropolitan Police investigates a crime that has taken place in the world of London's music halls.^[2] The title is a portmanteau of the words abracadabra, frequently used in magic tricks, and that of 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.

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.

Notes and References

1. Reilly p.965
2. Browne & Kreiser p.284