The Body in the Dumb River: A Yorkshire Mystery (British Library Crime Classics) - Softcover

George Bellairs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0712352147 ISBN 13: 9780712352147

Publisher: British Library Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

With an introduction by Martin Edwards

For the most part, the dead man received public sympathy. A decent, hardworking chap, with not an enemy anywhere. People were surprised that anybody should want to kill Jim.

But Jim has been drowned in the Dumb River, near Ely, miles from his Yorkshire home. His body, clearly dumped in the usually silent ('dumb') waterway, has been discovered before the killer intended - disturbed by a torrential flood.

With critical urgency it's up to Superintendent Littlejohn of Scotland Yard to trace the mystery of the unassuming victim's murder to its source, leaving waves of scandal and sensation in his wake as the hidden, salacious dealings of Jim Teasdale begin to surface.

About this title

About the Author:

George Bellairs was the pseudonym of Harold Blundell (1902-1985), a prominent banker and philanthropist from Manchester who became the author of a popular series of detective stories featuring Thomas Littlejohn, which were published for nearly forty years.

About this edition

• Publisher: British Library Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0712352147
• ISBN 13: 9780712352147
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288