The Body in the Dumb River, George Bellairs
The Body in the Dumb River, George Bellairs
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The Body in the Dumb River

Author: George Bellairs

Narrator: Gordon Griffin

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 05/01/2020


Synopsis

“For the most part, the dead man received public sympathy. A decent, hardworking chap, with not an enemy anywhere. People were surprised that anybody should want to kill Jim.” But Jim has been drowned in the Dumb River, near Ely, miles from his Yorkshire home. His body has been discovered before the killer intended – disturbed by a torrential flood. It's up to Superintendent Littlejohn of Scotland Yard to trace the mystery of the murder to its source, leaving waves of scandal and sensation in his wake.

About George Bellairs

George Bellairs: a bank manager, a talented crime author, part time journalist and Francophile. His detective stories, written in the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s, combine wicked crimes and classic police procedurals, set in small British communities. Best known for his Detective Littlejohn stories, he is celebrated as one Britain's crime classic greats.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ivonne

Victim Jim Teasdale was so inoffensive that no one can believe he’s been murdered; he’s described as “a decent, hardworking chap, with not an enemy anywhere.” Nevertheless, his corpse was found in the Dumb River (referring to dumb as “silent” rather than dumb as “stupid.”) — so somebody wasn’t a fan......more