{"product_id":"death-stops-the-frolic-9781504092685","title":"Death Stops the Frolic","description":"\u003cb\u003eA church elder is the life of the party--but not for long--in this English village mystery by the author of the Inspector Littlejohn mysteries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Zion Chapel's annual anniversary tea party is an opportunity for the typically stuffy and sanctimo-nious Alderman Harbuttle to loosen up, and this year he's unexpectedly rowdy. After a lot of laughter and loud singing, he starts to lead the parishioners in a conga line through the winding corridors. But the festivities turn fatal, and Superintendent Nankivell of the local police is soon stir-ring up some sinful secrets. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreviously published as\u003c\/i\u003e Turmoil in Zion \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for George Bellairs's mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Excellent characterization.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wit [that] shines from the very first page.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"When you get a George Bellairs story you get something worth reading.\" --\u003ci\u003eNorfolk Ledger-Dispatch\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":50870833545490,"sku":"9781504092685","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_25e13833-7f69-4c42-9232-5fe3e8d09413.jpg?v=1737816033","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-stops-the-frolic-9781504092685","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}