''Blackstone's Fancy'' is a 1973

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

thriller novel Thriller is a genre of fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. Su ...

by the British writer

Derek Lambert Derek (William) Lambert (10 October 1929 – 10 April 2001) was educated at Epsom College and was both an author of thrillers in his own name, writing also as Richard Falkirk, and a journalist. As a foreign correspondent for the ''Daily Expres ...

, published under the

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Richard Falkirk. It is the second in a series of novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the

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in the pre-

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. Blackstone gets mixed up in the world of

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.Bailey p.152

References

Bibliography

* Frankie Y. Bailey. ''Out of the Woodpile: Black Characters in Crime and Detective Fiction''. ABC-CLIO, 1991. 1973 British novels Novels by Derek Lambert British historical novels British thriller novels Novels set in London Novels set in the 1820s Novels about boxing Methuen Publishing books {{1970s-thriller-novel-stub