Corpse at the Carnival: (The Inspector Littlejohn Mysteries)
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Corpse at the Carnival: (The Inspector Littlejohn Mysteries)

Corpse at the Carnival: (The Inspector Littlejohn Mysteries)

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George Bellairs (Author)  

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The old man on the empty promenade died, without a complaint, a convulsion, or a single sound. It is holiday time in Douglas and the town is alive with the local carnival. Whirling noises, swirling figures, a brass band and bagpipes - a procession makes its way down the promenade. Packed side to side, cheering and clapping, buzzing and humming, the crowd cling together in a tight knot. Slowly, they make their way towards the pier. The crowd thins and the promenade empties. At the centre, a man is found dead. Littlejohn was supposed to be visiting a friend in Douglas but is quickly caught up in the investigation. The victim posed an interesting mystery: in a small seaside town that runs on gossip, nobody seemed to know who he was or where he lived. The waitress who identified him knew him only as 'Uncle Fred'. Who would want to murder an anonymous man? It soon becomes clear that there is more to Uncle Fred than initially appears. As Littlejohn is pulled into the mystery, the layers of Uncle Fred's secretive life begin to unravel and the Superintendent finds himself racing to prevent a second murder... Corpse at the Carnival was first published in 1958.
George Bellairs was the pseudonym of Harold Blundell (1902-1982). He was, by day, a Manchester bank manager with close connections to the University of Manchester. He is often referred to as the English Simenon, as his detective stories combine wicked crimes and classic police procedurals set in quaint villages.He was born in Lancashire and married Gladys Mabel Roberts in 1930. He was a devoted Francophile and travelled there frequently, writing for English newspapers and magazines and weaving French towns into his fiction.Bellairs' first mystery, Littlejohn on Leave (1941), introduced his series detective, Detective Inspector Thomas Littlejohn. Full of scandal and intrigue, the series peeks inside small towns in the mid-twentieth century, and Littlejohn is injected with humour, intelligence and compassion.Bellairs died on the Isle of Man in April 1982 just before his eightieth birthday.
  • Contributor: George Bellairs
  • Imprint: Agora Books
  • ISBN13: 9781912194001
  • Number of Pages: 258
  • Packaged Dimensions: 140x216mm
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Agora Books
  • Release Date: 2017-04-27
  • Series: The Inspector Littlejohn Mysteries
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: George Bellairs was the pseudonym of Harold Blundell (1902-1982). He was, by day, a Manchester bank manager with close connections to the University of Manchester. He is often referred to as the English Simenon, as his detective stories combine wicked crimes and classic police procedurals set in quaint villages.He was born in Lancashire and married Gladys Mabel Roberts in 1930. He was a devoted Francophile and travelled there frequently, writing for English newspapers and magazines and weaving French towns into his fiction.Bellairs' first mystery, Littlejohn on Leave (1941), introduced his series detective, Detective Inspector Thomas Littlejohn. Full of scandal and intrigue, the series peeks inside small towns in the mid-twentieth century, and Littlejohn is injected with humour, intelligence and compassion.Bellairs died on the Isle of Man in April 1982 just before his eightieth birthday.

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