All Roads to Sospel

Chief Inspector Littlejohn #55

by George Bellairs

A British travel group is stranded in France when the tour conductor is shot, and the bus driver is accused of murder. Luckily, Inspector Littlejohn is holidaying nearby and is on hand, both to interpret the annoyed tourists and to solve a baffling double crime. - The Mystery Lover's Companion, Art Bourgeau

168 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

AKA Hilary Landon
George Bellairs is the nom de plume of Harold Blundell, a crime writer and bank manager born in Heywood, near Rochdale, Lancashire, who settled in the Isle of Man on retirement. He wrote more than 50 books, most featuring the series' detective Inspector Littlejohn. He also wrote four novels under the alternative pseudonym Hilary Landon.

Reviews

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although not up to his usual high standard, this is quite an enjoyable read. Fairly weak plot line but Bellairs' usual excellent character and location descriptions with his tongue firmly in his cheek. Littlewood is on holiday with his French opposite number and friend and as always foul play occurs and he is seconded into the investigation. It is a fairly short and not terribly believable story with a sudden and unsatisfactory ending.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The disappearance of a tour bus driver in Nice leads the vacationing Superintendent Inspector Underwood to a hotbed of criminals. It's not only the bus driver who's missing--it's also the group's courier, who was fired shortly before. The group is unhappy, especially when they're detained indefinitely, but Underwood stays cool, even on twisty mountain roads that would terrify a lesser man.