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092 _aBellairs
_bGeorge
049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aBellairs, George,
_d1902-1985,
_eauthor.
_9345245
245 1 0 _aDeath of a busybody /
_cGeorge Bellairs ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards.
250 _aFirst US trade paperback edition.
264 1 _aScottsdale, Arizona :
_bPoisoned Pen Press,
_c2017.
300 _a199 pages ;
_c21 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aBritish Library crime classics
500 _aOriginally published in 1943 by The MacMillan Company.
520 _a"Miss Tither, the village busybody, is not the best-loved resident of Hilary Magna. She has made many enemies: bombarding the villagers with religious tracts, berating drunkards, and informing the spouses of cheating partners. Her murder, however, is still a huge shock to the Reverend Ethelred Claplady and his parish. Inspector Littlejohn's understanding of country ways makes him Scotland Yard's first choice for the job. Basing himself at the village inn, Littlejohn works with the local police to investigate what lay behind the murder. A second death does little to settle the collective nerves of the village, and as events escalate, a strange tale of hidden identities, repressed resentment, religious fervour and financial scams is uncovered. Life in the picturesque village of Hilary Magna proves to be very far from idyllic."--Amazon.com.
600 1 0 _aLittlejohn, Thomas (Fictitious character)
_vFiction.
_9345246
650 0 _aMurder
_xInvestigation
_zEngland
_vFiction.
_950300
650 0 _aVillages
_zEngland
_vFiction.
_953655
655 7 _aDetective and mystery fiction.
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_9464
700 1 _aEdwards, Martin,
_d1955-
_ewriter of introductory text.
_9127418
830 0 _aBritish Library crime classics.
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