{"product_id":"death-before-breakfast-9781448217328","title":"Death Before Breakfast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published in 1962, \u003ci\u003eDeath Before Breakfast\u003c\/i\u003e is a Chief Inspector Littlejohn mystery \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efull of intrigue, mysterious motives, and ingenious speculation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn her way to church early one morning, Mrs. Jump sees a dead body in the gutter in July Street. Frightened, she hurries on, but her conscience convinces her to return, only to find the body gone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Doubting herself, she nevertheless tells her boss, Inspector Littlejohn of Scotland Yard, who decides to investigate further. He soon discovers that July Street is full of unusual people. \u003cbr\u003e Everyone has a motive. Everyone is a suspect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From London to Paris and back, Littlejohn unravels the tangled web of connections between this curious cast of characters to expose the murderer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Bellairs is a pen name of Harold Blundell (1902-1985), a crime writer born in Lancashire. Blundell was a prolific writer who published over 50 crime and mystery novels in his life, most of them featuring the detective Inspector Littlejohn. Blundell also wrote regularly for the\u003ci\u003e Manchester Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Reader","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504530002194,"sku":"9781448217328","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8384d35f-7ab3-4d7c-a051-60262aa5e2de.jpg?v=1730821560","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-before-breakfast-9781448217328","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}