Abracadaver is a 1972 historical mystery detective novel by the British author Peter Lovesey. It is the third in his series featuring the Victorian era policeman Sergeant Daniel Cribb.Reilly p.965 Cribb, a member of the Metropolitan Police, investigates a crime that takes place in the world of London's music halls.Browne & Kreiser p.284 The title is a portmanteau of the words abracadabra, a word frequently used in magic tricks, and cadaver, an alternative word for a corpse.
Adaptation In 1980 it was adapted into an episode of for the ITV series Cribb starring Alan Dobie as Cribb.
References
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