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Can I read The False Inspector Dew on EtoBox?
The False Inspector Dew by Peter Lovesey is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The False Inspector Dew about?
“Absolutely riveting... A masterpiece. I defy anyone to foresee the outcome.”—Ruth RendellThe year is 1921. A passionate affair between voracious romance reader Alma Webster and her dentist, Walter Baranov, has led to his wife's murder. The lovers take flight aboard the Mauretania and the dentist takes the name of Inspector Dew, the detective who arrested the notorious wifekiller Dr. Crippen. But, in a disquieting twist, a murder occurs aboard ship and the captain invites “Inspector Dew” to investigate.
Who reads The False Inspector Dew?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Peter Lovesey
- Publisher
- Soho Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780394523040
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Mystery, Fiction, True Crime
- Rating
- 3.92 / 5 (716 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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