The Tormentors by George Bellairs
When an elderly man is found violently stabbed, wallet missing, in an alley way in a small town on the Isle of Man, all fingers point to a local boy. The victim was well-known on the island and a member of a very distinguished family who are keen to see quick justice. Anxious that the heightening anger of the Manx people will lead to an unwarranted arrest, the Manx police call in Inspector Littlejohn to investigate. While the boy maintains his innocence, Littlejohn's investigations lead him to the Bishop's Arm pub. Harbouring some of the island's most dubious characters, will Littlejohn find the clue among these shady figures before a possibly innocent boy is sent to jail?
George Bellairs was the pseudonym of Harold Blundell (1902-1985), a Manchester banker with close connections with the University of Manchester. He was born in Lancashire and married Gwladys Mabel Roberts in 1930. In the late 1950s he moved to the Isle of Man and became a full-time writer. Some of his detective novels are set on the Isle of Man. His series character was featuring Inspector (later Superintendent) Thomas Littlejohn. Many books appear from their titles to have an ecclesiastical theme. He also wrote four books using the pseudonym Hilary Landon. One of the subtlest and wittiest practitioners of the simon-pure British detective story, New York Times Mr Bellairs always gives good value The Sunday Times Bellairs works in a comic tradition that extends from Ben Jonson... Each character has a particular trait exaggerated to the point of obsession or caricature. Susan B. MacDougall
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| ISBN 13 | 9781912194094 |
| ISBN 10 | 1912194090 |
| Titel | The Tormentors |
| Autor | George Bellairs |
| Serie | Inspector Littlejohn Mysteries |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Agora Books |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2017-05-12 |
| Seitenanzahl | 256 |
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