{"product_id":"death-of-a-shadow-volume-38-9781504092593","title":"Death of a Shadow: Volume 38","description":"\u003cb\u003eScotland Yard takes on a murder case that may have international implications . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During a police conference in Geneva, a detective named Alec Cling had been assigned to ensure the personal safety of the British minister of security. But Cling couldn't even ensure his own safety. He's been found dead in a car in the middle of a rose garden. And the car in question just happened to be hired by Superintendent Littlejohn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Littlejohn is assigned to the case in London and, for once, finds that he isn't short of potential motives. The victim was a loner who seemed to hate everyone and everything, aside from children, old people, and dogs. Littlejohn is determined to crack this case before it becomes an international crisis, and sets off on a trail that leads him through a seedy hotel in Geneva, a mental clinic in the mountains, and an airport in London. Will he manage to head off disaster, or is this case simply too big for Littlejohn? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a superb British mystery from an author acclaimed for the \"jolly, civilized way in which he writes a detective story\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Bellairs is the pseudonym under which Harold Blundell (1902-1982) wrote police procedural thrillers in rural British settings. He was born in Lancashire, England, and worked as a bank manager in Manchester. After retiring, Bellairs moved to the Isle of Man, where several of his novels are set, to be with friends and family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1941 Bellairs wrote his first mystery, \u003ci\u003eLittlejohn on Leave\u003c\/i\u003e, during spare moments at his air raid warden's post. The title introduced Thomas Littlejohn, the detective who appears in fifty-seven of his novels. Bellairs was also a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eManchester Guardian \u003c\/i\u003eand worked as a freelance writer for newspapers both local and national.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media Mystery \u0026 Thri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50870833512722,"sku":"9781504092593","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_670a10c6-3baf-41a0-80c0-848dc625b11e.jpg?v=1737816029","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-of-a-shadow-volume-38-9781504092593","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}