George Bellairs

49 books • 3 series

George Bellairs: a bank manager, a talented crime author, part time journalist and Francophile. His detective stories, written in the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s, combine wicked crimes and classic police procedurals, set in small British communities. Best known for his Detective Littlejohn stories, he is celebrated as one Britain's crime classic greats.
Aug 13, 2020
Cover of Dead March for Penelope Blow

Dead March for Penelope Blow

Jun 12, 2020
Cover of He'd Rather Be Dead

He'd Rather Be Dead (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery, #2)

Mar 19, 2020
Cover of Death Stops the Frolic

Death Stops the Frolic

Nov 13, 2019
Cover of Death in Room Five

Death in Room Five (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery, #8)

Aug 10, 2019
Cover of The Body in the Dumb River

The Body in the Dumb River (British Library Crime Classics)

Jun 13, 2019
Cover of A Knife for Harry Dodd

A Knife for Harry Dodd (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery, #8)

Apr 10, 2019
Cover of Surfeit of Suspects

Surfeit of Suspects (British Library Crime Classics)

Feb 22, 2019
Cover of Crime in Lepers' Hollow

Crime in Lepers' Hollow (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery)

Sep 4, 2018
Cover of Death Spins the Wheel

Death Spins the Wheel (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery)

Oct 3, 2017
Cover of The Dead Shall Be Raised and the Murder of a Quack

The Dead Shall Be Raised and the Murder of a Quack (British Library Crime Classics)

Aug 1, 2017
Cover of Murder Of A Quack

Murder Of A Quack

Jun 1, 2017
Cover of The Dead Shall Be Raised

The Dead Shall Be Raised

May 12, 2017
Cover of The Tormentors

The Tormentors (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery, #19)

May 12, 2017
Cover of Death Treads Softly

Death Treads Softly (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery, #9)

May 12, 2017
Cover of The Cursing Stones Murder

The Cursing Stones Murder

Apr 28, 2017
Cover of Half-Mast for the Deemster

Half-Mast for the Deemster (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery, #9)

Apr 28, 2017
Cover of Death of a Tin God

Death of a Tin God (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery, #18)

Apr 27, 2017
Cover of Corpse at the Carnival

Corpse at the Carnival (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery, #12)

Mar 27, 2017
Cover of Death in Dark Glasses

Death in Dark Glasses (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery, #3)

Dec 10, 2016
Cover of The Dead Shall be Raised and Murder of a Quack

The Dead Shall be Raised and Murder of a Quack (British Library Crime Classics)

Oct 6, 2016
Cover of Death of a Busybody

Death of a Busybody

Sep 19, 2016
Cover of Death in Desolation

Death in Desolation (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery)

Sep 8, 2016
Cover of Toll the Bell for Murder

Toll the Bell for Murder (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery)

Sep 8, 2016
Cover of Intruder in the Dark

Intruder in the Dark (An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery)