John Harris, who also wrote under the pen names of Mark Hebden and Max Hennessy was born in 1916. He authored the best-selling The Sea Shall Not Have Them. He was a sailor, an airman, a journalist, a travel courier, a cartoonist and a history teacher. During the Second World War he served with two air forces and two navies. After turning to full-time writing, Harris wrote adventure stories and created a sequence of crime novels around the quirky fictional character Chief Inspector Pel. A master of war and crime fiction, his enduring novels are versatile and entertaining.
An unidentified, faceless corpse is discovered near a memorial dedicated to villagers killed by the Nazis. Pel is on the case searching for a way to name the faceless corpse. The trail leads him from Burgundy to the frontiers of France, aided by a canny Sergeant Darcy and the shy, resourceful Sergeant Nosjean. Follow the irascible, quirky Chief Inspector on the road to solving the mystery of the faceless corpse.
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Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 52180062-6
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Vendeur : Tall Stories Book & Print Gallery, ROCK HILL, SC, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition with intact dust jacket. Pages are free of writing or highlighting. Dust jacket is protected by a Mylar wrap. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1675367444253
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Vendeur : Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australie
Hard Cover. Etat : F. Etat de la jaquette : F-. First Edition. F/F-. 8vo. original black boards gilt (tiny speckles to top edge) in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed); pp. [iv], 188 (last blank). A fine copy. Book two in the Inspector Pel series of murder mysteries set in provincial France. N° de réf. du vendeur 016841
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Vendeur : Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression. INSCRIBED to Mike Shaw - his agent at Curtis Brown. Near fine with slight knock to one corner and a few brown speckles to ffep. The jacket is near fine, unclipped with some light wear only'. Inscribed by Author. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1760095717683
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