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Chief Inspector Littlejohn #44
Strangers Among the Dead
collection le masque. poche. 1967. Broché. 189 pages.
297 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1966
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George Bellairs
73 books100 followersAKA Hilary Landon
George Bellairs is the nom de plume of Harold Blundell, a crime writer and bank manager born in Heywood, near Rochdale, Lancashire, who settled in the Isle of Man on retirement. He wrote more than 50 books, most featuring the series' detective Inspector Littlejohn. He also wrote four novels under the alternative pseudonym Hilary Landon.
George Bellairs is the nom de plume of Harold Blundell, a crime writer and bank manager born in Heywood, near Rochdale, Lancashire, who settled in the Isle of Man on retirement. He wrote more than 50 books, most featuring the series' detective Inspector Littlejohn. He also wrote four novels under the alternative pseudonym Hilary Landon.
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January 19, 2026
Just re-read after 10 years. My original review as below still stands.
Thoroughly enjoyable English police procedural featuring the excellent Superintendent Littlejohn.
A provincial bank manager disappears and the vault is emptied of cash. Though this was completely out of character it was thought that he had done a runner and started a new life abroad. However six years later his murdered body is found in an old tomb when the local cemetery was about to turned into a shopping centre.
Littlejohn and Cromwell are called in to try and pick up the trail which has long gone cold. Bellairs provides plenty of clues and a few red herrings all with that very slight trace of wit that I really enjoy.
Four stars is possibly a bit generous but I really enjoyed it.
Thoroughly enjoyable English police procedural featuring the excellent Superintendent Littlejohn.
A provincial bank manager disappears and the vault is emptied of cash. Though this was completely out of character it was thought that he had done a runner and started a new life abroad. However six years later his murdered body is found in an old tomb when the local cemetery was about to turned into a shopping centre.
Littlejohn and Cromwell are called in to try and pick up the trail which has long gone cold. Bellairs provides plenty of clues and a few red herrings all with that very slight trace of wit that I really enjoy.
Four stars is possibly a bit generous but I really enjoyed it.
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