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Sir John Fielding mysteries volume 4
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Author
Series
Sir John Fielding mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
First of a series featuring Sir John Fielding, a magistrate who in the 18th Century co-founded London's first police force, the Bow Street Runners. The narrator is Jeremy Proctor, a 13-year-old orphan who serves as Fielding's eyes. Fielding is blind. The series opens with the "suicide" of a lord known for his gambling and extra-marital affairs.
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Sir John Fielding mysteries volume 5
Language
English
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Eighteenth-century London judge Sir John Fielding and his assistant, Jeremy Proctor, investigate the unexpected death of a lord at a concert and the discovery of a disembodied head on the banks of the Thames.
7) Watery grave
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Series
Sir John Fielding mysteries volume 3
Language
English
Description
Off Cape Town in 1767, the captain of a British frigate drowns in a storm and a lieutenant is accused of pushing him overboard. Sir John Fielding, a blind magistrate, is given the case, helped by his 14-year-old assistant who narrates this tale.
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Sir John Fielding mysteries volume 8
Language
English
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Off the water that separates England from France, near the seaside town of Deal, it is a well-known fact that "owling," a local term for the illegal cargo trade, thrives on the moonlit beaches. At the behest of a very concerned Lord Chief Justice. Sir John and Jeremy travel to Deal to investigate the town magistrate, accused of complicity in the smuggling. Oddly, the young man is a trusted protege of the Lord Chief Justice himself
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