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Blackstone(novel)

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

Blackstoneis a 1972historicalthriller novelby the British writerDerek Lambert,published under thepen nameRichard Falkirk. It is the first in a series of novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of theBow Street Runnersin the 1820s.[1]Blackstone is assigned the job of protecting the youngPrincess Victoria,a task he initially considers a waste of time but which soon proves to be dangerous.

References

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  1. ^Burton p.233

Bibliography

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