Bedeviled by an unidentified murdered woman, a long-dead corpse found in a cave, a gangster bent on killing him, and a promotion that doubles the number of quirky detectives he must deal with, Pel, at long last, proposes to his lady love
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Impeccable French provincial ambience.--The Times
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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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # U05C-03541
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0802756247I3N00
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 54737558-6
Seller: Prairie Archives, Springfield, IL, U.S.A.
Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket 2nd Ptg hardbound. Seller Inventory # BOOKS012967
Seller: Book Nook, Cadillac, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First U.S. Edition. Usual ex-library markings. Dj had been in a taped-in wrap, tape was cut, wrap removed but tape stains remian on covers. Dj has very light edgewear. Light wear. Library envelope has been partially removed from front endpage also peeling away some of top layer of material. Seller Inventory # 10835
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First American edition, first printing of the seventh novel in the "Chief Inspector Pel" series. Price clipped otherwise in near fine / near fine condition. Seller Inventory # 11874
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VHS. Condition: Used Very Good. Seller Inventory # 208793
Seller: Ye Old Bookworm, Odessa, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Printing. Walker Mystery Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 183 pages; Book Tight, Dust Jacket shows little wear of usage Text is clean no markings seen; BX450. Seller Inventory # W11341
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 320612
Seller: Marnie Taylor Books & Antiques, NIAGARA ON THE LAKE, ON, Canada
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, page edges slightly darkened with age, similar minor tanning to inner flaps of dustjacket, in protective mylar cover, not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-libris. Seller Inventory # 000743