Blackstone (novel)

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Blackstone
AuthorDerek Lambert
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesEdmund Blackstone
GenreHistorical thriller
PublisherMethuen Publishing
Publication date
1972
Media typePrint
Followed byBlackstone's Fancy  

Blackstone is a 1972 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk. It is the first in a series of novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the 1820s.[1] Blackstone is assigned the job of protecting the young Princess Victoria, a task he initially considers a waste of time but which soon proves to be dangerous.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Burton p.233

Bibliography[edit]

  • Burton, Alan. Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.