Pel and the Touch Of Pitch
Published on 12. August 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-78842-364-9 (ISBN)
Description
When Chief Inspector Pel accepts a drinks invitation at the house of a big shot, Deputy Claude Barclay, he doesn't realise how compromised he will become by his acceptance.
Shortly afterwards, Barclay is kidnapped; the partially decomposed body of a retired soldier is discovered in a wood, and a series of art forgeries need investigating. Pel must tie all three together and solve a scandal which has become the talk of France.
Moody, sharp-tongued and worrying constantly about his health, Inspector Pel ensures that no case goes unsolved, in these mordantly witty French mysteries.
Shortly afterwards, Barclay is kidnapped; the partially decomposed body of a retired soldier is discovered in a wood, and a series of art forgeries need investigating. Pel must tie all three together and solve a scandal which has become the talk of France.
Moody, sharp-tongued and worrying constantly about his health, Inspector Pel ensures that no case goes unsolved, in these mordantly witty French mysteries.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for the Inspector Pel Mystery series:'Totally convincing' Financial Times 'Mr Hebden has created a nice band of flics' Oxford Times 'Pel and his procedurals are some of the best things since Maigret' Observer 'Chief Inspector Evariste Clovis Desire Pel, as well rounded a character as Maigret or Van der Valk' Punch 'Impeccable French ambience, unexaggerated flics, and a well-constructed solution. Hebden proves again that few understand Gallic cops better than English writers!' The Times '...written with downbeat humour and some delightful dialogue' Financial Times '...all is most cunningly contrived and dovetailed into a coherent plot' Irish Times 'A thoroughly entertaining read' Evening Standard 'The best Gallic sleuth since Maigret' London Mystery Selection
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Duckworth Books
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
254 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78842-364-9 (9781788423649)
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Person
Mark Hebden, who died in 1991, was one of the pen names of John Harris, author of The Sea Shall Not Have Them and Covenant with Death. He also wrote adventure stories under the name of Max Hennessy.
Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a sailor, an airman, a journalist, a travel courier and a history teacher. During World War II he served with two forces and two navies. Hebden is a master of his genre, and his writing is as timeless as it is versatile and entertaining.
Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a sailor, an airman, a journalist, a travel courier and a history teacher. During World War II he served with two forces and two navies. Hebden is a master of his genre, and his writing is as timeless as it is versatile and entertaining.