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  • The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

  • By: Peter Lovesey
  • Narrated by: David Thorpe
  • Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
  • 3.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

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The Detective Wore Silk Drawers

By: Peter Lovesey
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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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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