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  • DEATH DROPS THE PILOT
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    DEATH DROPS THE PILOT
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 ferry to Falbright carrying forty people runs aground, the skipper is nowhere to be found. When the ferry pilot is discovered under a pier with a knife in his back, Inspector Littlejohn is calle...

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  • HE'D RATHER BE DEAD
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    HE'D RATHER BE DEAD
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 harbor town of Westcombe has turned into a crowded and rather garish seaside destination where visitors can come to escape the stress of wartime. When Ware collapses at a lavish luncheon, felled by s...

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  • DEAD MARCH FOR PENELOPE BLOW
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    DEAD MARCH FOR PENELOPE BLOW
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    "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 fatal fall from her bedroom window would seem like a tragic accident, if it weren't for Penelope's multiple visits to Scotland Yard before her death, trying to get in touch with Inspec...

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  • A KNIFE FOR HARRY DODD
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    A KNIFE FOR HARRY DODD
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 because he's schnockered. He's actually been stabbed. Unfortunately, no one realizes it until it's too late. Who would want to kill such a well-liked fellow? Inspector Littlejohn is called in, and h...

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  • DEATH IN ROOM FIVE
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    DEATH IN ROOM FIVE
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 Riviera with a group of English tourists, Inspector Littlejohn puts his holiday on hold to assist the French police. But the suspects are plentiful. The culprit could be ...

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  • DEATH STOPS THE FROLIC
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    DEATH STOPS THE FROLIC
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 is an opportunity for the typically stuffy and sanctimo-nious Alderman Harbuttle to loosen up, and this year he's unexpectedly rowdy. After a lot of laughter and loud singing, he starts to lead...

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  • DEATH IN THE FEARFUL NIGHT
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    DEATH IN THE FEARFUL NIGHT
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 his home with a knife in his back. It's the third murder of its kind in as many weeks, and the residents of Carleton Unthank are left shaken. When Superintendent Littlejohn learns that all thre...

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  • DEATH IN HIGH PROVENCE
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    DEATH IN HIGH PROVENCE
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 death of his brother and sister-in-law who were killed in an automobile accident outside a small village in southern France. Though the French police ruled it an accident, the official isn'...

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  • HALF-MAST FOR THE DEEMSTER
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    HALF-MAST FOR THE DEEMSTER
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 of odd customs—one being the office of Deemster, who serves as every sort of judge rolled into one. When Inspector Littlejohn arrives on the island for a sporting holiday, this particular custom is brought...

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  • DEATH IN DESOLATION
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    DEATH IN DESOLATION
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 Harry Quill's desolate farm, they find the owner dead and his invalid wife unconscious. Mrs. Quill had apparently started the fire as a call for help. Already investigating a criminal gang raiding i...

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  • DEATH OF A SHADOW
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    DEATH OF A SHADOW
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 ensure the personal safety of the British minister of security. But Cling couldn't even ensure his own safety. He's been found dead in a car in the middle of a rose garden. And the car in question just happ...

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  • DEATH TREADS SOFTLY
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    DEATH TREADS SOFTLY
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 ago. Now he's turned up in London, wandering the streets and suffering from amnesia. He has no recollection of where he's been or how he got here from the Isle of Man. When C...

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  • CORPSE AT THE CARNIVAL
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    CORPSE AT THE CARNIVAL
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    When a seaside festival ends in murder, Superintendent Littlejohn gets caught up in a baffling investigation in this acclaimed British mystery series. It's holiday time in Douglas and the town is alive with the local carnival. A brass band and bagpipes lead a procession down the promenade, and the cheering onlookers slowly make their way to the pier. But when the crowd thins an...

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  • DEATH IN THE WASTELAND
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    DEATH IN THE WASTELAND
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 of France in their new caravan. But delight turned to dismay when they discovered that Waldo's unbearable stockbroking uncle would be joining them. Not long after their arrival on the Riviera, however, they're relieved of their...

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  • MURDER MAKES MISTAKES
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    MURDER MAKES MISTAKES
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 Sergeant Cromwell, faithful friend and assistant to Superintendent Littlejohn. While attending his uncle's funeral in the pretty village of Rushton Inferior, he is shot in the head. Now, Littlejohn faces a...

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  • DEATH OF A TIN GOD
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    DEATH OF A TIN GOD
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 of Hollywood has descended upon the Isle of Man. But behind this glossy façade, something sinister stirs. Superintendent Littlejohn thought he was in for a few days' holiday, but when the depraved movie star Hal Vale i...

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  • BONES IN THE WILDERNESS
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    BONES IN THE WILDERNESS
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 to ask questions, and Superintendent Littlejohn is sent to uncover the mystery. Then, when Cheever's bones are discovered in the wilderness of the Camargue, Littlejohn finds himself having to navigate th...

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  • THE CURSING STONES MURDER
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    THE CURSING STONES MURDER
    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 dredging—but it dragged up a body from the water instead. Considering that the corpse was tied at the ankles and weighed down with stones, it's clear this was no accidental drowning—and now the locals are in an up...

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  • TOLL THE BELL FOR MURDER
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    TOLL THE BELL FOR MURDER
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 of the Isle of Man are eerily silent after dark. But that silence is shattered one black night by an explosion followed by the violent ringing of the church bell. The vicar, Sullivan Lee, is discovered praying b...

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  • THE TORMENTORS
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    THE TORMENTORS
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 on the Isle of Man, an elderly gentleman is found violently stabbed in an alley, andhis wallet missing. All fingers point to a suspicious Teddy-Boy visiting from Liverpool. The victim was a well-known member ...

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  • DEATH SENDS FOR THE DOCTOR
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    DEATH SENDS FOR THE DOCTOR
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 stronghold of snobbery in the dying little city of Caldicott, Upper Square is home to the last remnants of old family dynasties. Doctor Beharrell, a prominent physician, is found murdered in a secret room in his home t...

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  • THE NIGHT THEY KILLED JOSS VARRAN
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    THE NIGHT THEY KILLED JOSS VARRAN
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 and petty criminal, Joss Varran was set to return home after a year in jail. Instead, he's found dead in a ditch not far from his sister's cottage. While Varran was never well liked, it's a mystery why anyone would bo...

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  • THE CASE OF THE DEMENTED SPIV
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    THE CASE OF THE DEMENTED SPIV
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 ...

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  • DEATH IN DARK GLASSES
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    DEATH IN DARK GLASSES
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 victim was someone who wouldn't be missed, yet even the most meticulous criminals can make mistakes. When questions about a minor case of fraud lead to a missing persons case, the local bank's chief ins...

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  • INTRUDER IN THE DARK
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    INTRUDER IN THE DARK
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 of his wealthy and estranged aunt. But before Savage has the chance to discover her fortune, he is struck dead in the cellar of this once grand country house in the strange, nearly deserted village of Plumpton Bo...

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  • CORPSES IN ENDERBY
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    CORPSES IN ENDERBY
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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, Ned Bunn wasn't what you'd call popular. In fact, there were some fellow residents who wished him dead. But when Bunn is found dead on the doorstep of his own shop, the town is in shock. As Inspector...

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  • DEATH SPINS THE WHEEL
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    DEATH SPINS THE WHEEL
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 casino on the Isle of Man, everyone is intrigued to see what drama unfolds. Knowing all the tricks and betting on all the right numbers, she seems to be enjoying a solid winning streak. T...

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  • CRIME IN LEPERS' HOLLOW
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    CRIME IN LEPERS' HOLLOW
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    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 on having a relaxing holiday in Tilsey, Detective Inspector Littlejohn once again finds himself pulled into a baffling investigation. When local judge Nicholas Crake is found dead in his home, Littlejohn ...

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  • SURFEIT OF SUSPECTS
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    SURFEIT OF SUSPECTS
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    Discover the captivating treasures buried in the British Library's archives. Largely inaccessible to the public until now, these enduring classics were written in the golden age of detective fiction. "At 8 o'clock in the evening on the 8th of November, there was a terrific explosion in Green Lane, Evingden." The offices of the Excelsior Joinery Company have been blown to smithe...

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  • DEATH IN THE NIGHT WATCHES
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    DEATH IN THE NIGHT WATCHES
    GEORGE BELLAIRS
    At the height of World War II, Thomas Littlejohn investigates a factory boss's murder Once, Henry Worth's sprawling factory was filled with looms and textile workers, but since the onset of World War II, the space has been given over entirely to military production. Worth is walking the grounds late one night when he smells gas coming from an unused shed. When he enters to inve...

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