{"product_id":"pel-and-the-staghound","title":"Pel and the Staghound","description":"\u003cp\u003eTemperatures are dropping as winter takes Burgundy into a tight grip, but the crime rate shows no sign of freezing, and Inspector Pel and his team of detectives are as busy as ever. A well-known fraudster is found dead in an alleyway – could gang rivalry be to blame? And who is behind a series of attacks targeting gay men in the town?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn top of all this, a wealthy local businessman, François Rensselaer, disappears – but oddly, none of his family seem very bothered about it. Only Archer, his favourite staghound, is anxious for his missing master. It’s down to Pel to unravel the mystery, uncovering motives as dark as the blackest winter night along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoody, sharp-tongued and worrying constantly about his health, Inspector Pel ensures that no case goes unsolved, in these mordantly witty French mysteries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nPraise for the Inspector Pel Mystery series:\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eTotally convincing.\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Mr Hebden has created \u003cstrong\u003ea nice band of flics\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ \u003cem\u003eOxford Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Pel and his procedurals are \u003cstrong\u003esome of the best things since Maigret\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Chief Inspector Evariste Clovis Désiré Pel, \u003cstrong\u003eas well rounded a character as Maigret or Van der Valk\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ \u003cem\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eImpeccable French ambience, unexaggerated flics, and a well-constructed solution.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hebden proves again that few understand Gallic cops better than English writers!’ \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Some characters grow as their saga lengthens and Pel… is one of them. You might say \u003cstrong\u003ehe is ripening along with the grapes\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ \u003cem\u003ePolice Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘…written with \u003cstrong\u003edownbeat humour and some delightful dialogue\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘…\u003cstrong\u003eall is most cunningly contrived\u003c\/strong\u003e and dovetailed into a coherent plot.’ \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A \u003cstrong\u003ethoroughly entertaining read\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ \u003cem\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘The \u003cstrong\u003ebest Gallic sleuth since Maigret\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ \u003cem\u003eLondon Mystery Selection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duckworth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32137139650643,"sku":"","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781788422352_28bfdb94-c3df-432f-a097-a573dcf771f2.jpg?v=1764432934","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/pel-and-the-staghound","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}