The Detective Wore Silk Drawers (Sergeant Cribb Mystery)

A well-balanced mix of Nonfiction, General Fiction, Romance and Mystery in the lightweight softcover format preferred by many readers. Selections are a blend of international authors, chosen for the broadest appeal. There are also some carefully selected backlist titles by proven favorite authors. Sergeant Cribb finds himself immersed in the world of nineteenth-century pugilism, investigating a ring promoting the dangerous, illegal sport of bare-knuckle boxing. Cribb sends Constable Jago, the police boxing champion, as an undercover agent to the house rumored to be the gang's secret training center. Already the decapitated body of one pugilist has been fished out of the Thames. To keep Jago out of the river's dark waters, Cribb must think on his feet in this mystery's final rounds.