{"product_id":"death-in-room-five-9781504092678","title":"Death in Room Five","description":"\u003cb\u003eInspector Littlejohn confronts a challenging case across the Channel in this classic mystery from the \"venerable\" British author (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Alderman Dawson is stabbed to death while visiting the Riviera with a group of English tourists, Inspector Littlejohn puts his holiday on hold to assist the French police. But the suspects are plentiful. The culprit could be one of Dawson's fellow travelers--or perhaps someone who encountered him years ago during World War II. While Littlejohn fends off complaints from the impatient members of the tour group and delves into potential motives, he can only hope that his investigation doesn't go south along with his much-needed vacation. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the subtlest and wittiest practitioners of the simon-pure British detective story . . . his adroit ironic Inspector Littlejohn is one of the more popular members of the fictional C.I.D.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Mr. Bellairs always gives good value.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Bellairs was the pseudonym of Harold Blundell (1902-1985), an English crime author best known for the creation of Detective-Inspector Thomas Littlejohn. Born in Heywood, near Lancashire, Blundell introduced his famous detective in his first novel, \u003ci\u003eLittlejohn on Leave\u003c\/i\u003e (1941). A low-key Scotland Yard investigator whose adventures were told in the Golden Age style of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, Littlejohn went on to appear in more than fifty novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Crime at Halfpenny Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e (1946), \u003ci\u003eOutrage on Gallows Hill \u003c\/i\u003e(1949), and \u003ci\u003eThe Case of the Headless Jesuit\u003c\/i\u003e (1950). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the 1950s Bellairs relocated to the Isle of Man, a remote island in the Irish Sea, and began writing full time. He continued writing Thomas Littlejohn novels for the rest of his life, taking occasional breaks to write standalone novels, concluding the series with \u003ci\u003eAn Old Man Dies\u003c\/i\u003e (1980). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media Mystery \u0026 Thri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543146369298,"sku":"9781504092678","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ae56244d-8244-4532-8039-91794629d0b7.jpg?v=1731503183","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-in-room-five-9781504092678","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}