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| Author | Peter Lovesey |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Sergeant Cribb |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 1972 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Preceded by | The Detective Wore Silk Drawers |
| Followed by | Mad Hatter's Holiday |
Abracadaver is a 1972 historical mystery detective novel by the British author Peter Lovesey. It is the third in his series of novels featuring the Victorian era policeman Sergeant Daniel Cribb.[1] Cribb a member of the Metropolitan Police investigates a crime that has taken place in the world of London's music halls.[2] The title is a portmanteau of the words abracadabra, frequently used in magic tricks, and that of cadaver an alternative word for a corpse.