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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Berkley Pub Group
Publication date
December 1, 1995
Pages
323
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reissue
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780425150078
ISBN-10
0425150070
Dimensions
1 by 4.25 by 6.50 in.
Weight
0.35 lbs.
Original list price
$7.99
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Falsely charged of theft in 1768 London, thirteen-year-old Jeremy Proctor finds his only hope in Sir John Fielding, the founder of the Bow Street Runners police force, who recruits young Jeremy in his mission to fight crime. Reprint. K. NYT. PW.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Now in trade paperback, the very first John Fielding historical mystery.
Falsely charged of theft in 1768 London, thirteen-year-old orphaned printer?s apprentice Jeremy Proctor finds his only hope in the legendary Sir John Fielding. Fielding, founder of the Bow Street Runners police force, then recruits young Jeremy in his mission to fight London?s most wicked crimes.
Falsely charged of theft in 1768 London, thirteen-year-old orphaned printer?s apprentice Jeremy Proctor finds his only hope in the legendary Sir John Fielding. Fielding, founder of the Bow Street Runners police force, then recruits young Jeremy in his mission to fight London?s most wicked crimes.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Ulverscroft Large Print Books (October 1, 1996)
9780708936061 | details & prices | 5.75 × 9.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $29.99
About: An outstanding piece of crime fiction, introducing a most original and entertaining detective.
About: An outstanding piece of crime fiction, introducing a most original and entertaining detective.
from Putnam Pub Group (December 1, 1994)
9780399139789 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $19.95
About: The legendary, and blind, eighteenth-century judge, Sir John Fielding, cofounder of London's first police force, debuts in the case of a lord whose apparent suicide is exposed as a fountainhead of deception, greed, and murder
About: The legendary, and blind, eighteenth-century judge, Sir John Fielding, cofounder of London's first police force, debuts in the case of a lord whose apparent suicide is exposed as a fountainhead of deception, greed, and murder
Paperback
from Berkley Pub Group (September 29, 2009)
9780425232743 | details & prices | 314 pages | 5.25 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $16.00
The price comparison is for this edition
Reissue edition from Berkley Pub Group (December 1, 1995)
9780425150078 | details & prices | 323 pages | 4.25 × 6.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Falsely charged of theft in 1768 London, thirteen-year-old Jeremy Proctor finds his only hope in Sir John Fielding, the founder of the Bow Street Runners police force, who recruits young Jeremy in his mission to fight crime.
About: Falsely charged of theft in 1768 London, thirteen-year-old Jeremy Proctor finds his only hope in Sir John Fielding, the founder of the Bow Street Runners police force, who recruits young Jeremy in his mission to fight crime.
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