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The Tick of Death (Invitation to a Dynamite Party) by Lovesey, Peter is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Tick of Death (Invitation to a Dynamite Party) about?
“Lovesey goes from strength to strength. A really entertaining extravaganza, judged to a nicety.” —The TimesLondon, 1884: A series of bomb blasts in public places is causing mayhem throughout the city. Even Scotland Yard's CID office becomes a target, throwing suspicion on Constable Thackeray. The primary suspects are Irish terrorists seeking independence, but could the villain be someone else? A beautiful Irish woman? An American athlete? Sergeant Cribb reluctantly enrolls in a bomb-making course and infiltrates the Dynamite Party. Based on the real events in London between 1884 - 1885, the story had its own resonance ninety years on.
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Lovesey, Peter
- Publisher
- Soho Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 1974
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781569475966
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Mystery, Historical Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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