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Inspector Pel Series

25 primary works • 25 total works
After Mark Hebden's death, the series was continued by his daughter, Juliet Harris, writing as Juliet Hebden.

Evariste Clovis Désiré Pel, a Chief Inspector of the Brigade Criminelle of the Police Judiciaire, in Burgundy, France:

Book 1

Death Set to Music
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3.78 · 218 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 1979 · 16 editions

Deep in the Burgundy countryside, a murder case is…

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    Book 2

    Pel and the Faceless Corpse
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    4.10     · 116 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1979 · 16 editions

    Irritable, dyspeptic Inspector Evariste Clovis Dés…

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    Book 3

    Pel Under Pressure
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    4.15     · 71 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1980 · 12 editions

    The irascible Inspector Pel has failed to give up …

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    Book 4

    Pel Is Puzzled
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    4.14     · 57 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1981 · 13 editions

    Inspector Pel’s home life is far from peaceful, th…

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    Book 5

    Pel and the Staghound
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    4.17     · 48 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1982 · 13 editions
    A wealthy businessman disappears – and his faithfu…

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    Book 6

    Pel and the Bombers
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    4.39     · 51 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1982 · 16 editions
    A terrorist group plans to assassinate the Preside…

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    Book 7

    Pel and the Predators
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    4.32     · 47 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1984 · 11 editions
    Pel discovers himself to be the target of a letter…

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    Book 8

    Pel and the Pirates
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    4.33     · 43 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1984 · 15 editions
    Pel's honeymoon is rudely interrupted by the murde…

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    Book 9

    Pel and the Prowler
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    4.19     · 37 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1985 · 10 editions
    Pel investigates the murders of a series of young …

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    Book 10

    Pel and the Paris Mob
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    3.92     · 40 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1986 · 12 editions
    An Inspector Pel Mystery:

    In beloved Burgundy, Chi…

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    Book 11

    Pel Among the Pueblos
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    4.34     · 38 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1987 · 9 editions
    An Inspector Pel Mystery:

    A brief spell among the …

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    Book 12

    Pel and the Touch of Pitch
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    3.79     · 14 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1988 · 9 editions
    Although officially removed from the case involvin…

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    Book 13

    Pel and the Picture of Innocence
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    3.85     · 13 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1988 · 8 editions
    An Inspector Pel Mystery -Mark Hebden's thirteenth…

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    Book 14

    Pel and the Party Spirit
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    3.76     · 17 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1989 · 10 editions
    Brigade Criminelle is mobilised when a fatal stabb…

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    Book 15

    Pel and the Missing Persons
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    4.12     · 16 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1990 · 9 editions
    An Inspector Pel Mystery:

    A masked gang rob a supe…

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    Book 16

    Pel and the Promised Land
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    3.40     · 10 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1991 · 8 editions
    Chief Inspector Pel is concerned with the future o…

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    Book 17

    Pel and the Sepulchre Job
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    3.80     · 20 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1992 · 9 editions
    A dead man is found floating in a canal, his walle…

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    Book 18

    Pel Picks Up The Pieces (19)
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    4.00     · 5 Ratings · published 2001 · 4 editions
    When Chief Inspector Pel receives a letter from an…

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    Book 19

    Pel and the Perfect Partner
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    4.25     · 4 Ratings · published 2001 · 6 editions
    Chief Inspector Pel has been kidnapped. Or is he b…

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    Book 20

    Pel The Patriarch (21)
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    4.00     · 4 Ratings · published 1996 · 4 editions
    Juliet Hebden's third crime novel features the ter…

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    Book 21

    Pel and the Precious Parcel
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    3.33     · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1997 · 1 edition
    From the author of PEL THE PATRIARCH, a crime thri…

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    Book 22

    Pel Is Provoked
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    4.25     · 4 Ratings · published 1999 · 2 editions

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    Book 23

    Pel and the Death of the Detective
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    4.33     · 3 Ratings · published 2000 · 1 edition

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    Book 24

    Pel and the butchers' blades
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    4.00     · 3 Ratings · published 2001 · 2 editions
    While most of France watched their beloved rugby X…

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    Book 25

    Pel and the Nickname Game
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    4.00     · 2 Ratings · published 2002 · 1 edition

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