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Availability:In StockContributor:George BellairsSeries:Inspector Littlejohn MysteriesPublish date:2023-11-14Pages:188
Language:EnglishPublisher:Open Road Media Mystery & ThriISBN-13:9781504092555ISBN-10:1504092554UPC:9781504092555Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Crime, Mystery & DetectiveBook Topic:Private Investigators, TraditionalSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.5401Product ID:SCWDQ4Z414
When a petty hoodlum encounters murder most foul, Inspector Littlejohn must uncover the dark secrets of a sleepy English village in this classic mystery.

It's a quiet night at the Oddfellow's Arms until a stranger walks in. He looks like your average, untrustworthy, street corner spiv. But when he starts ranting to anyone who will listen about a dead body at Fennings' Mill, he seems more like a raving lunatic.

When local police investigate the mad-man's tale, they find a grimly peculiar corpse: the face is smeared with theatrical makeup and a false mustache is pasted neatly over the lip. Once reporters descend on the tiny village, Scotland Yard sends Inspector Littlejohn to assist the investigation. But he quickly discovers that more than a few residents are telling lies, and the victim's costume conceals a truly perplexing case.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Open Road Media Mystery & ThriISBN-13:9781504092555ISBN-10:1504092554UPC:9781504092555Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Crime, Mystery & DetectiveBook Topic:Private Investigators, TraditionalSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.5401Product ID:SCWDQ4Z414
George Bellairs is the pseudonym under which Harold Blundell (1902-1982) wrote police procedural thrillers in rural British settings. He was born in Lancashire, England, and worked as a bank manager in Manchester. After retiring, Bellairs moved to the Isle of Man, where several of his novels are set, to be with friends and family.

In 1941 Bellairs wrote his first mystery, Littlejohn on Leave, during spare moments at his air raid warden's post. The title introduced Thomas Littlejohn, the detective who appears in fifty-seven of his novels. Bellairs was also a regular contributor to the Manchester Guardian and worked as a freelance writer for newspapers both local and national.
Publisher: Open Road Media Mystery & Thri

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