> On her way to church early one morning, Mrs Jump sees a dead body in the gutter in July Street. Frightened, she hurries on, but her conscience convinces her to return, only to find the body gone.

>Doubting herself, she nevertheless tells her boss, Inspector Littlejohn of Scotland Yard, who decides to investigate further. He soon discovers that July Street is full of unusual people. Everyone has a motive.

>Everyone is a suspect.

>From London to Paris and back, Littlejohn unravels the tangled web of connections between this curious cast of characters to expose the murderer.

>*First published in 1962, Death Before Breakfast is a Chief Inspector Littlejohn mystery full of intrigue, mysterious motives, and ingenious speculation.*