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George Bellairs
A body surfaces off the Isle of Man in a puzzling mystery by the master of the "pure British detective story" (The New York Times).
The Manx Shearwater was scallop…
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A relaxing holiday is cut short by murder for the Scotland Yard detective in a mystery by "one of [the genre's] subtlest and wittiest practitioners" (The New York Times).
Set…
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A murder in plain sight brings Scotland Yard to investigate family secrets in a sleepy English town in this mystery from the beloved series.
In the close-knit community of Enderby…
The disappearance of a reclusive widower sends Detective Littlejohn on a far-flung hunt for a killer in this classic British mystery.
It was meant to be a fool-proof scheme. The…
A British detective goes undercover in the South of France to investigate a suspicious death in this twisting mystery.
A British ministry official wants Inspector Littlejohn to look into the…
When a serial killer stalks a sleepy English village, a Scotland Yard detective must search for clues among terrified townsfolk in this classic mystery.
Samuel Bracknell is found dead in…
In this British mystery, a Scotland Yard detective follows a deadly trail from the Isle of Man to the South of France to solve a movie star's murder.
The glamour…
When a doctor is found murdered in a secret room of his mansion, a Scotland Yard detective uncovers a host of deadly secrets in this classic mystery.
As the last…
Two separate murders put CI Littlejohn on a devious killer's twisting path in this long-running British mystery series.
Finlo Crennell, the former harbourmaster of Castletown, was reported missing one week…
Inspector Littlejohn is drawn into a perplexing case when a judge is murdered on the Isle of Man in this classic British mystery.
The small community of Castletown has plenty…
Inspector Littlejohn faces the most baffling case of his career when a killer in Cheshire strikes close to home in this acclaimed mystery series.
It's a shock what happens to…
Inspector Littlejohn is once again summoned to the Isle of Man when a local vicar is accused of murder in this long-running British mystery series.
As a rule, the towns…
The case of a missing antiques dealer brings Scotland Yard to France ...
When Samuel Cheever, a shady dealer, goes to France to buy antiques and never returns, people begin…
A corpse in a country house brings Scotland Yard to an eerily quiet English village, in this tale by a master of British mystery.
Cyril Savage has inherited the home…
This night at the pub will be his last... A classic whodunit starring the "affable Scotland Yarder" (Publishers Weekly).
Harry Dodd needs a ride home from the pub-but it's not…
"Slow and steady wins the case" as a dedicated London policeman puzzles through a fatal fall, a financial mystery, and an eccentric family's many secrets (Kirkus Reviews).
Miss Penelope Blow's…
Things get murky when a ferry captain is found dead in the water in this mystery starring Inspector Littlejohn, "the model of a calm, rational policeman" (Publishers Weekly).
After a…
Inspector Littlejohn confronts a challenging case across the Channel in this classic mystery from the "venerable" British author (Kirkus Reviews).
When Alderman Dawson is stabbed to death while visiting the…
In a gloomy London suburb, a modern Jack the Ripper stalks at night, killing at random with brutal knife thrusts from behind. Three women fall victim, and the terrorized residents…
A church elder is the life of the party--but not for long--in this English village mystery by the author of the Inspector Littlejohn mysteries. Zion Chapel's annual anniversary tea party…
The murder of a convict on the night of his release brings Littlejohn to the silent marshes of the Isle of Man in this thrilling British mystery novel.
A deckhand…
When a lady gambler's luck runs out, Detective Littlejohn follows a trail of deception and danger across Europe in this classic mystery.
When professional gambler Sylvia Garnier arrives at the…
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When a remote farm is visited by a killer, Chief Superintendent Littlejohn must uncover the secrets of a tight-lipped clan in this British mystery.
When police investigate a fire at…
When a young hooligan is accused of murdering a prominent resident on the Isle of Man, Inspector Littlejohn must uncover the truth in this classic mystery.
In a small town…
Scotland Yard takes on a murder case that may have international implications . . . During a police conference in Geneva, a detective named Alec Cling had been assigned to…
A murder and a missing body interrupt a getaway in the south of France . . . Waldo and Averil Keelagher were looking forward to a holiday in the south…
First published in 1948, Death on the Last Train is a Chief Inspector Littlejohn mystery full of false leads, dead ends and old-fashioned charm.
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First published in 1962, Death Before Breakfast is a Chief Inspector Littlejohn mystery full of intrigue, mysterious motives, and ingenious speculation.
On her way to church early one morning, Mrs…
First published in 1972, this is a Chief Inspector Littlejohn mystery full of secrecy, duplicity and twisted loyalties.
The Todds, governed by the widowed matriarch, Mrs Todd, are well-known in…
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…
The mayor of a seaside town is murdered, and a London police detective must sort through motives both political and personal...
Thanks to its mayor, Sir Gideon Ware, the quiet…
First published in 1973, Devious Murder is a Chief Inspector Littlejohn mystery full of intrigue, tantalising clues and colourful characters.
Whilst taking the dog out for the last walk of…
Georges Bellair
Arbres fruitiers… Date de l'edition originale: 1891
Le present ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la litterature Francaise mise en place avec la BNF.HACHETTE…
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Two classic cases featuring Detective Inspector Littlejohn. In the winter of 1940, the Home Guard unearth a skeleton on the moor above the busy town of .
Jim Teasdale has been drowned in the Dumb River, near Ely, miles from his Yorkshire home. His body has been discovered before the killer intended and it’s up to Superintendent…
Superintendent Littlejohn is summoned to Surrey to investigate murder by explosion in Bellairs’ novel of small-town grudges with calamitous consequences.
The eponymous nosy parker Miss Ethel Tither, who has made herself deeply unpopular by going out of her way to snoop on people, is found floating in a cesspool, having…
