Corpse At The Carnival
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Among the bright lights, painted masks, and festive chaos of a seaside carnival, murder cuts through the merriment with chilling precision — and it falls to Detective Inspector Thomas Littlejohn of Scotland Yard to restore order to a world turned upside down by revelry and death. Corpse at the Carnival by George Bellairs is a mid-century British mystery that masterfully juxtaposes the gaudy spectacle of a fairground with the cold reality of violent crime, drawing readers into a tightly woven whodunit where every jovial face could conceal a sinister secret. Bellairs, the pen name of Harold Blundell, was celebrated for his ability to root extraordinary crimes in the most ordinary of English settings, and this entry in his long-running Littlejohn series is no exception. His prose is economical yet evocative, painting vivid portraits of provincial life while maintaining a brisk, suspenseful pace that keeps the pages turning. Warm, quietly humorous, and shrewdly observed, the novel stands as a fine example of the Golden Age detective tradition — and as Littlejohn closes in on the truth, one cannot help but wonder whether the carnival's final act will end in justice or in yet another shocking surprise.
Author: George Bellairs
Format: Hardback
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Among the bright lights, painted masks, and festive chaos of a seaside carnival, murder cuts through the merriment with chilling precision — and it falls to Detective Inspector Thomas Littlejohn of Scotland Yard to restore order to a world turned upside down by revelry and death. Corpse at the Carnival by George Bellairs is a mid-century British mystery that masterfully juxtaposes the gaudy spectacle of a fairground with the cold reality of violent crime, drawing readers into a tightly woven whodunit where every jovial face could conceal a sinister secret. Bellairs, the pen name of Harold Blundell, was celebrated for his ability to root extraordinary crimes in the most ordinary of English settings, and this entry in his long-running Littlejohn series is no exception. His prose is economical yet evocative, painting vivid portraits of provincial life while maintaining a brisk, suspenseful pace that keeps the pages turning. Warm, quietly humorous, and shrewdly observed, the novel stands as a fine example of the Golden Age detective tradition — and as Littlejohn closes in on the truth, one cannot help but wonder whether the carnival's final act will end in justice or in yet another shocking surprise.