Blackstone is a 1972 historical thriller novel by the British writer Derek Lambert, published under the pen name Richard Falkirk. It is the first in a series of novels featuring Edmund Blackstone, a member of the Bow Street Runners in the 1820s.[1] Blackstone is assigned the job of protecting the young Princess Victoria, a task he initially considers a waste of time but which soon proves to be dangerous.

Blackstone
AuthorDerek Lambert
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesEdmund Blackstone
GenreHistorical thriller
PublisherMethuen Publishing
Publication date
1972
Media typePrint
Followed byBlackstone's Fancy  

References edit

  1. ^ Burton p.233

Bibliography edit

  • Burton, Alan. Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.