Jack, Knave and Fool
{{short description|1998 novel by Bruce Alexander}}
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{{Infobox book |
| name = Jack, Knave and Fool
| title_orig =
| translator =
| image = Jack, Knave and Fool.jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = Bruce Alexander
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| country = United States
| language = English
| series = Sir John Fielding, #5
| subject =
| genre = Historical Crime novel
| publisher = Putnam
| release_date = 1998
| media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
| pages = 279 pp
| isbn = 0-399-14419-6
| dewey= 813/.54 21
| congress= PS3553.O55314 J34 1998
| oclc= 38765075
| preceded_by = Person or Persons Unknown
| followed_by = Death of a Colonial
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Jack, Knave and Fool is the fifth historical mystery novel about Sir John Fielding by Bruce Alexander.{{Cite book |last=Alexander |first=Bruce |title=Jack, knave, and fool |date=1998 |publisher=Putnam |isbn=978-0-399-14419-6 |location=New York}}
Plot summary
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.
References
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Category:Sir John Fielding series
Category:American historical novels
Category:Novels set in England
Category:G. P. Putnam's Sons books
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