Jack, Knave and Fool

{{short description|1998 novel by Bruce Alexander}}

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| name = Jack, Knave and Fool

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| 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

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| 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.

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