The only three novels from the pen of Cyril Hare to feature Inspector Mallett -- a Scotland Yard detective with a plodding exterior masking a nimble mind.
Tenant for Death - reprinted, 1960
Two young estate agent's clerks are sent to check an inventory on a house in Daylesford Gardens, South Kensington. Upon arrival, they find an unlisted item - a corpse. Furthermore, the mysterious tenant, Colin James, has disappeared. In a tale which uncovers many of the seedier aspects of the world of high finance, Hare also introduces his readers to the formidable Inspector Mallett of Scotland Yard.
Death Is No Sportsman - 1st Edition, 1955
The banks of the river Didder in the summertime appear idyllic: the sun is shining, the trout rising. But when the body of a local landowner is discovered, the peace of the countryside is shattered. Inspector Mallett is brought in from Scotland Yard to find the killer; and, though quick to disentangle the complex relationships linking suspects and victim.
Suicide Excepted - 1st Edition, 1956
Inspector Mallett’s stay at the country house hotel of Pendlebury Old Hall has been a disappointment. Room, food and service have been a letdown and he eagerly anticipates the end of his holiday. His last trial is to sit and listen when an elderly and boorish man, whose family once owned the house, joins his table. The next day the man is dead and Mallett unwittingly finds himself investigating the suspicious ‘suicide’.
All of these books are originals, published by Penguin Books. All books are Fair overall condition. There may be corner folds, inscriptions, tears, signs of wear etc. inside some of these books not shown in photographs. The photographs do form part of the description and the condition is reflected in the price.
The only three novels from the pen of Cyril Hare to feature Inspector Mallett -- a Scotland Yard detective with a plodding exterior masking a nimble mind.
Tenant for Death - reprinted, 1960
Two young estate agent's clerks are sent to check an inventory on a house in Daylesford Gardens, South Kensington. Upon arrival, they find an unlisted item - a corpse. Furthermore, the mysterious tenant, Colin James, has disappeared. In a tale which uncovers many of the seedier aspects of the world of high finance, Hare also introduces his readers to the formidable Inspector Mallett of Scotland Yard.
Death Is No Sportsman - 1st Edition, 1955
The banks of the river Didder in the summertime appear idyllic: the sun is shining, the trout rising. But when the body of a local landowner is discovered, the peace of the countryside is shattered. Inspector Mallett is brought in from Scotland Yard to find the killer; and, though quick to disentangle the complex relationships linking suspects and victim.
Suicide Excepted - 1st Edition, 1956
Inspector Mallett’s stay at the country house hotel of Pendlebury Old Hall has been a disappointment. Room, food and service have been a letdown and he eagerly anticipates the end of his holiday. His last trial is to sit and listen when an elderly and boorish man, whose family once owned the house, joins his table. The next day the man is dead and Mallett unwittingly finds himself investigating the suspicious ‘suicide’.
All of these books are originals, published by Penguin Books. All books are Fair overall condition. There may be corner folds, inscriptions, tears, signs of wear etc. inside some of these books not shown in photographs. The photographs do form part of the description and the condition is reflected in the price.
