<DIV><p>Praise for the Sergeant Cribb Series:</p> <p>&ldquo;Delightful Victorian mysteries. . . . [A] fine picture of vice, good mystery plotting, and fun.&rdquo;&mdash;<I>San Francisco Chronicle</I></p> <p>&ldquo;Lively and well-plotted.&rdquo;&mdash;<I>The New York Times</I></p> <p>Beautiful Miriam Cromer seems confident that she will be acquitted of the murder of her husband&rsquo;s assistant despite her confession. She blames her husband although he has an alibi. It&rsquo;s up to Cribb and Thackeray to discover what really happened.</p> <p><B>Peter Lovesey</B> is the author of over twenty-five novels. He has received many CWA Awards and the Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement. He lives in Chichester, England.</p></DIV>