Death of a Busybody (1942) - George Bellairs torrent

Category: Detective, Mystery, Novel
Language: English
Keywords: British Library Crime Classic Golden Age Mystery Inspector Littlejohn

Written by George Bellairs
Read by Ric Jerrom, David Thorpe
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Death of a Busybody
Inspector Littlejohn, Book 15
By: George Bellairs
Narrated by: Ric Jerrom, David Thorpe
Series: Inspector Littlejohn
Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
Audiobook
Release date: 01-06-2024
Language: English
Publisher: Soundings

Miss Tither, the village busybody, is not the best-loved resident of Hilary Magna. She has made many enemies: bombarding the villagers with religious tracts, berating drunkards, and informing the spouses of cheating partners. Her murder, however, is still a huge shock to the Reverend Ethelred Claplady and his parish. Inspector Littlejohn’s understanding of country ways makes him Scotland Yard’s first choice for the job.

A second death does little to settle the collective nerves of the village, and as events escalate, a strange tale of hidden identities, repressed resentment, religious fervour and financial scams is uncovered. Life in the picturesque village of Hilary Magna proves to be far from idyllic.

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, published over nearly 40 years.

©1943, 2016 The Harold Blundell LLP, Martin Edwards (P)2017 Isis Audio