The Body in the Dumb River

A Yorkshire Mystery

George Bellairs, Martin Edwards

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British Library Publishing
10 August 2019

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: British Library Crime Classics

'For the most part, the dead man received public sympathy. A decent, hardworking chap, with not an enemy anywhere. People were surprised that anybody should want to kill Jim.' But Jim has been drowned in the Dumb River, near Ely, miles from his Yorkshire home. His body, clearly dumped in the usually silent (`dumb’) waterway, has been discovered before the killer intended – disturbed by a torrential flood. With critical urgency it’s up to Superintendent Littlejohn of Scotland Yard to trace the mystery of the unassuming victim’s murder to its source, leaving waves of scandal and sensation in his wake as the hidden, salacious dealings of Jim Teasdale begin to surface.

By: George Bellairs
Introduction by: Martin Edwards
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712352147
ISBN 10: 0712352147
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 10 August 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

George Bellairs was the pseudonym of Harold Blundell (1902-1985), a prominent banker and philanthropist from Manchester who became the author of a popular series of detective stories featuring Thomas Littlejohn, which were published for nearly forty years.