Pel Picks Up the Pieces
By (Author) Juliet Hebden
Duckworth Books
Farrago
29th July 2025
29th May 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: police procedural
Humorous fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Paperback
304
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
When Chief Inspector Pel receives a letter from an old friend, it becomes a sign of all hell breaking loose. Two murders are committed and a suspicious robbery takes place.
What is the connection between the letter, the robbery and the murder An international plot begins to unravel and Pel is called in to pick up the pieces.
Moody, sharp-tongued and worrying constantly about his health, Inspector Pel ensures that no case goes unsolved, in these mordantly witty French mysteries.
Pel and his procedurals aresome of the best things since MaigretObserver
Totally convincingFinancial Times
Mr Hebden has createda nice band of flicsOxford Times
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
After the death of her father, Mark Hebden, creator of the quirky French detective Inspector Pel novels, Juliet Hebden took over the mantle of crime writer and has completed 8 more books in the series. In addition to writing, Juliet is a mother of six children and lives in France.