''Blackstone's Fancy'' is a 1973

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by the British writer Derek Lambert, 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