{"product_id":"murder-adrift-paperback","title":"Murder Adrift - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Bellairs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published in 1972, this is a Chief Inspector Littlejohn mystery \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efull of secrecy, duplicity and twisted loyalties.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Todds, governed by the widowed matriarch, Mrs Todd, are well-known in Fordinghurst. \u003cbr\u003e When Heck, the philandering youngest son, is found murdered on his boat, they do their best to hush up the scandal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the local constabulary depleted through illness and strained by an epidemic of illegal immigration, Chief Superintendent Littlejohn of Scotland Yard and his new recruit, Hopkinson, are called in to investigate. Faced with a tangle of family jealousy, marital betrayal and racial prejudice, Littlejohn persists, leading to a slew of confessions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Bellairs is a pen name of Harold Blundell (1902-1985), a crime writer born in Lancashire. Blundell was a prolific writer who published over 50 crime and mystery novels in his life, most of them featuring the detective Inspector Littlejohn. Blundell also wrote regularly for the \u003ci\u003eManchester Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.25 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717779853375,"sku":"9781448217304","price":20.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bb85d7882a068aea37feb123b8e4e995.webp?v=1765079652","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/murder-adrift-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}