by Peter Lovesey · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782702495568
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«Maux d'esprits» is the crime novel by Peter Lovesey, published by Librairie des Champs-Elysées in paperback (222 pages, in French).
In late 19th-century London, high society has taken to spiritualism and séances with mediums. When a painting collector suffers a series of thefts that seem to be the work of ghosts, Sergeant Cribb and Scotland Yard face an unusual case, accustomed to vulgar crimes rather than ectoplasms.
Published on June 4, 1997; paperback edition of 222 pages, with dimensions of 17 x 10.9 x 1 cm and a weight of 158 grams.
For readers of classic crime fiction and period mysteries set in Victorian London.
Peter Harmer Lovesey, also known by his pen name Peter Lear, was a British writer of historical and contemporary detective novels and short stories. His best-known series characters are Sergeant Cribb, a Victorian-era police detective based in London, and Peter Diamond, a modern-day police detective in Bath. He was also one of the world's leading track and field statisticians.
