{"product_id":"pel-and-the-bombers-paperback","title":"Pel and the Bombers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Hebden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen five murders disturb his sleepy Burgundian city on Bastille night, Chief Inspector Evariste Clovis Désiré Pel has his work cut out for him. A terrorist group is at work and with the President due to make an official visit in a few weeks' time, the pressure is on to uncover them and stop them in their tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Pel continues his courtship of the delightful Madame Faivre-Perret, and hopes one day to escape the tyranny of his TV-addicted landlady - but none of this distracts him from his goal of unmasking the murderers and stealing the would-be assassins' power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoody, sharp-tongued and worrying constantly about his health, Inspector Evariste Clovis Désiré Pel ensures that no case goes unsolved, in these mordantly witty French mysteries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for the Inspector Pel Mystery series: \u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eTotally convincing.\u003c\/strong\u003e' \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Mr Hebden has created \u003cstrong\u003ea nice band of flics\u003c\/strong\u003e.' \u003cem\u003eOxford Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Pel and his procedurals are \u003cstrong\u003esome of the best things since Maigret\u003c\/strong\u003e.' \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Chief Inspector Evariste Clovis Désiré Pel, \u003cstrong\u003eas well rounded a character as Maigret or Van der Valk\u003c\/strong\u003e.' \u003cem\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eImpeccable French ambience, unexaggerated flics, and a well-constructed solution.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hebden proves again that few understand Gallic cops better than English writers!' \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Some characters grow as their saga lengthens and Pel... is one of them. You might say \u003cstrong\u003ehe is ripening along with the grapes\u003c\/strong\u003e.' \u003cem\u003ePolice Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'...written with \u003cstrong\u003edownbeat humour and some delightful dialogue\u003c\/strong\u003e.' \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'...\u003cstrong\u003eall is most cunningly contrived\u003c\/strong\u003e and dovetailed into a coherent plot.' \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cstrong\u003ethoroughly entertaining read\u003c\/strong\u003e.' \u003cem\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The \u003cstrong\u003ebest Gallic sleuth since Maigret\u003c\/strong\u003e.' \u003cem\u003eLondon Mystery Selection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707914227775,"sku":"9781788422376","price":16.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/61579c983082a4ad039baab40ced1118.webp?v=1765045897","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pel-and-the-bombers-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}