The Body in the Dumb River

George Bellairs

earliest edition we have, 2019 Poisoned Pen Press, 2019 paperback 224 pages

British Library Crime Classics

*'A decent, hardworking chap, with not an enemy anywhere. People were surprised that anybody should want to kill Jim.'* But Jim has been found stabbed in the back near Ely, miles from his Yorkshire home. His body, clearly dumped in the usually silent ('dumb') river, has been discovered before the killer intended - disturbed by a torrential flood in the night. Roused from a comfortable night's sleep, Superintendent...

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The Body in the Dumb River paperback · 2019 · Poisoned Pen Press · 224 pages · 9781492699569
The Body in the Dumb River edition · 2019 · British Library · 9780712352147

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