Blackstone and the Scourge of Europe is a 1974 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk.[1] It is the fourth in a series of six novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the pre-Victorian era. It is 1820 and George IV orders Blackstone to the island of St Helena, where the imprisoned former French Emperor Napoleon may be plotting to escape.
 First edition | |
| Author | Derek Lambert |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Edmund Blackstone |
| Genre | Historical thriller |
| Publisher | Eyre Methuen (UK) Stein and Day (US) |
Publication date | 1974 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Beau Blackstone |
| Followed by | Blackstone Underground |
References
edit- ^ Adamson p.222
Bibliography
edit- Lynda G. Adamson. World Historical Fiction. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999.
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