ALL ROADS TO SOSPEL

by George Bellairs ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 24, 1981

Vacationing in the south of France, Chief Superintendent Littlejohn (Devious Murder, 1980) is asked by French officials to help find the murderer of Peter Butterfield--a shady, loud-mouthed English tourguide who's been found shot on a dangerous mountain road near the town of Sospel. Prime suspect: tour bus driver Sid Bennion, who has disappeared (leaving behind a busload of resentful tourists) and reappears just as another body is found--that of Lil, a girl whose favors both Butterfield and Bennion were enjoying. But Littlejohn's investigation, with help from an old SûretÉ pal, focuses mostly on the Cozy Tours tycoon: London Financier Wilfrid Fenner, a sinister type complete with mute bodyguard and venerable Rolls-Royce. Unsurprising motive, unsurprising villain--but the French scene and the comically angry tourists help to make this a mild, sprightly entertainment.

Pub Date: Nov. 24, 1981

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Walker

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1981

Categories: FICTION