Pel and the Picture of Innocence

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An extravagant, big time gangland criminal is ambushed and assassinated; the only witness a ten-year-old-boy.

Chief Inspector Pel is called in to investigate the killing, which spirals into an international investigation when a respected spinster is bludgeoned to death and some curious links begin to clink into place.

Moody, sharp-tongued and worrying constantly about his health, Inspector Pel ensures that no case goes unsolved, in these mordantly witty French mysteries.

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Praise for the Inspector Pel Mystery series:

Totally convincingFinancial Times

Mr Hebden has createda nice band of flicsOxford Times

Pel and his procedurals aresome of the best things since MaigretObserver

Chief Inspector Evariste Clovis Dsir Pel,as well rounded a character as Maigret or Van der ValkPunch

Impeccable French ambience, unexaggerated flics, and a well-constructed solution.Hebden proves again that few understand Gallic cops better than English writers!The Times

Some characters grow as their saga lengthens and Pel is one of them. You might sayhe is ripening along with the grapesPolice Review

written withdownbeat humour and some delightful dialogueFinancial Times

all is most cunningly contrivedand dovetailed into a coherent plotIrish Times

Athoroughly entertaining readEvening Standard

Thebest Gallic sleuth since MaigretLondon Mystery Selection

Author Bio

Mark Hebden, who died in 1991, was one of the pen names of John Harris, author ofThe Sea Shall Not Have ThemandCovenant 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.