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Synopsis
The corpse of an elderly man is found brutally murdered on the grounds of the estate of Paul-Edouard Piot, and Inspector Pel is called in to investigate
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About the Author
John Harris, who also wrote under the pen names of Mark Hebden and Max Hennessy was born in 1916. He authored the best-selling The Sea Shall Not Have Them. He was a sailor, an airman, a journalist, a travel courier, a cartoonist and a history teacher. During the Second World War he served with two air forces and two navies. After turning to full-time writing, Harris wrote adventure stories and created a sequence of crime novels around the quirky fictional character Chief Inspector Pel. A master of war and crime fiction, his enduring novels are versatile and entertaining.
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Pel and the Faceless Corpse
Seller: Solomon's Mine Books, Howard, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1982 hardcover. Wear and tear to DJ. Pages are unmarked. Seller Inventory # webpelcorpj
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Pel and the Faceless Corpse
Published by
Walker & Co, New York, 1987
ISBN 10: 0802754732
ISBN 13: 9780802754738
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Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 187 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's blue boards with silver lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. Review copy. First edition. An unidentified, faceless corpse is discovered near a memorial dedicated to villagers killed by the Nazis. Pel is on the case searching for a way to name the faceless corpse. The trail leads him from Burgundy to the frontiers of France, aided by a canny Sergeant Darcy and the shy, resourceful Sergeant Nosjean. Follow the irascible, quirky Chief Inspector on a road to solving the mystery of the faceless corpse. Condition: Spine ends gently bumped, front end paper soiled, review notice laid in. Jacket corners and spine ends rubbed else a very good copy in a very good to fine jacket. Seller Inventory # BOOKS006399
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Pel and the Faceless Corpse: An Inspector Pel Adventure
Published by
Walker and Company, New York, 1982
ISBN 10: 0802754732
ISBN 13: 9780802754738
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Seller: Book Nook, Cadillac, MI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First U.S. Edition. Usual ex-library markings. Dj is in a taped-in wrap. It looks like there is a small tear in dj at front spine edge. Book lightly cocked. Lightly bumped corners. Light soiling. Light wear. Seller Inventory # 21847
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Pel and the Faceless Corpse
Published by
Walker & Co, New York, 1982
ISBN 10: 0802754732
ISBN 13: 9780802754738
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Notable for its condition. Seller Inventory # 40812
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Pel and the Faceless Corpse
Published by
Walker, New York, 1982
ISBN 10: 0802754732
ISBN 13: 9780802754738
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Marnie Taylor Books & Antiques, NIAGARA ON THE LAKE, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. first U.S. edition mystery featuring Chief Inspector Pel, set in France, near fine in near fine dustjacket, dustjacket lightly rubbed with bumped corners at top front edge, in protective mylar cover, not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-libris. Seller Inventory # 000749