The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
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The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
Narrated by:
David Thorpe
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Narrated by:
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David Thorpe
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By:
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Peter Lovesey
About this listen
Forbidden in Victorian England, the grim and violent world of bare-knuckle fighting has gone underground. So when a headless body is found floating in the Thames, his hands “pickled” for fighting, Sergeant Cribb knows he is facing a challenge.
Desperate for information, they select the young constable Henry Jago to infiltrate the gang, subjecting him to a rigorous programme of purging, pickling and training. Cribb is certain that the losing fighters are being killed or worse, so getting Jago out just in time is crucial....
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I should say that by no means is the plot of this story pedestrian so the narrator's job is made easier - it is quite a romping tale and the action and characterisation is nicely balanced. Peter Lovesey has chosen an unusual aspect of Victorian life and crime to focus on and the majority of the characters are sympathetically if rather stereotypically wrought.
There are some parts of the story that don't hang together very well: I don't really understand the significance of and therefore the inclusion of Mrs Vibart's penchant for Indian dress and home decor. Also, her sadistic streak is only obliquely explained. It seems that the writer didn't feel that being a frustrated boxing entrepreneur was enough to make her character unusual. Surely, as a woman in Victorian times, that would have been considered perverse enough without proposing that women must have a more unhinged reason for enjoying a 'masculine' sport?
These are only minor gripes, though, and I really did enjoy this story.
Amusing and Entertaining
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