| Jack, Knave and Fool | |
| Author | Bruce Alexander |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Sir John Fielding, #5 |
| Genre(s) | Historical Crime novel |
| Publication date | 1998 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 279 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0399144196 |
| Preceded by | Person or Persons Unknown |
| Followed by | Death of a Colonial |
Jack, Knave and Fool is the fifth historical mystery novel about Sir John Fielding by Bruce Alexander. Bruce Alexander Cook (1932–2003 American author best known for his mystery series (under the pseudonym Bruce Alexander) about the blind magistrate Sir John Fielding The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States An historical novel is a Novel in which the story is set among historical events or more generally in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the Author Crime fiction is the Genre of Fiction that deals with Crimes their detection criminals and their motives It is usually distinguished from Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Person or Persons Unknown is the fourth historical mystery novel about Sir John Fielding by Bruce Alexander. Death of a Colonial is the sixth historical mystery novel about Sir John Fielding by Bruce Alexander (a pseudonym for Bruce Cook) This article is about the London magistrate For the soldier see John Williams (VC. Bruce Alexander Cook (1932–2003 American author best known for his mystery series (under the pseudonym Bruce Alexander) about the blind magistrate Sir John Fielding
Sir John treats his household to a performance of Händel's music, but murder introduces a discordant note. Meanwhile, a runaway reprobate and a bodiless head present other problems to the magistrate.