{"product_id":"dead-march-for-penelope-blow-paperback","title":"Dead March for Penelope Blow - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Bellairs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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 (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 Inspector Littlejohn. Now, before he ever had a chance to talk to the woman, he's driven to look deeper into a case that may very well be murder--with no cooperation from Penelope's wealthy, secretive, and thoroughly odd family . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"As is often the case in Bellairs' novels, his prose is often very wryly amusing. . . . One of his most readable tales, offering an interesting mix of characters and a satisfying puzzle to solve.\" --\u003ci\u003eMysteries Ahoy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Bellairs was the pseudonym of Harold Blundell (1902-1985), an English crime author best known for the creation of Detective-Inspector Thomas Littlejohn. Born in Heywood, near Lancashire, Blundell introduced his famous detective in his first novel, \u003ci\u003eLittlejohn on Leave\u003c\/i\u003e (1941). A low-key Scotland Yard investigator whose adventures were told in the Golden Age style of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, Littlejohn went on to appear in more than fifty novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Crime at Halfpenny Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e (1946), \u003ci\u003eOutrage on Gallows Hill \u003c\/i\u003e(1949), and \u003ci\u003eThe Case of the Headless Jesuit\u003c\/i\u003e (1950). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the 1950s Bellairs relocated to the Isle of Man, a remote island in the Irish Sea, and began writing full time. He continued writing Thomas Littlejohn novels for the rest of his life, taking occasional breaks to write standalone novels, concluding the series with \u003ci\u003eAn Old Man Dies\u003c\/i\u003e (1980). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750085198112,"sku":"9781504092654","price":25.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5b595205a4d4e6f53dc57adae50cb689.webp?v=1779942538","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dead-march-for-penelope-blow-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}