Death Stops the Frolic

George Bellairs

ଅକ୍ଟୋବର 2023 · Open Road Media

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A church elder is the life of the party—but not for long—in this English village mystery by the author of the Inspector Littlejohn mysteries.
 
Zion Chapel’s annual anniversary tea party is an opportunity for the typically stuffy and sanctimo-nious Alderman Harbuttle to loosen up, and this year he’s unexpectedly rowdy. After a lot of laughter and loud singing, he starts to lead the parishioners in a conga line through the winding corridors. But the festivities turn fatal, and Superintendent Nankivell of the local police is soon stir-ring up some sinful secrets. . . .
 
Previously published as Turmoil in Zion
 
Praise for George Bellairs’s mysteries
 
“Excellent characterization.” —The New York Times
 
“Wit [that] shines from the very first page.” —Kirkus Reviews
 
“When you get a George Bellairs story you get something worth reading.” —Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch

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George Bellairs is the pseudonym under which Harold Blundell (1902–1982) wrote police procedural thrillers in rural British settings. He was born in Lancashire, England, and worked as a bank manager in Manchester. After retiring, Bellairs moved to the Isle of Man, where several of his novels are set, to be with friends and family.

In 1941 Bellairs wrote his first mystery, Littlejohn on Leave, during spare moments at his air raid warden’s post. The title introduced Thomas Littlejohn, the detective who appears in fifty-seven of his novels. Bellairs was also a regular contributor to the Manchester Guardian and worked as a freelance writer for newspapers both local and national.