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  • Death in Piccadilly: A 1930s Mystery (David Adair series)

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by Peter Zander-Howell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars (253)
Days before the outbreak of WW2, in the great house of one of London’s famous socialite hostesses, a guest is shot dead in his bedroom.
The local CID, aware of the prominence and influence of the owner and her typical guests, passes the matter to Scotland Yard.
The case is given to Chief Inspector David Adair and two of his colleagues.
Adair finds that none of the other guests knew the victim, or at least hadn’t seen him since his childhood. None of the servants had ever met him at all.
The detectives’ first job was to find a motive – and that would not prove an easy task.
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    April 17, 2025
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0F4LS82GM
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 17, 2025
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 175 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ David Adair series
  • Best Sellers Rank: #572,415 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars (253)

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Peter Zander-Howell (a pen name) lives with his wife in East Anglia, U.K. They have three children and four grandchildren.

Deciding to get out of the rat-race, Peter took very early retirement from his management role in a very large company. Then, far too young to retire completely and wanting to keep his mind occupied, he started a small and successful business. Twenty years later he sold that business, and has now embarked on a third career as an author.

During his first two careers, Peter served as a magistrate for thirty-four years.

All his stories are set in England between 1936 and 1952, and are written in homage to the “Golden Age of Detective Fiction”.

Most are also available in Spanish (translated by Kindle Translate).

There are two series, and five books which are not part of a series:

The Philip Bryce series set in the 1940s and 1950s. 15 books (each book stands alone)

The David Adair series set in the 1930s and 1940s. 6 books (each stands alone)

Five other books, all set in the 1930s.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
253 global ratings

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  • getnoldr
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent View of ‘30’s Style Police!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2026
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    And others in society - high, low & intermediate! Sometimes I wonder if people were quite as plain spoken as some of the characters seem to be…? Appreciate the finale of this particular mystery!
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  • larousse7
    5.0 out of 5 stars Death in Piccadilly by Peter Zander Howell
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 17, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    A really good read as are all his books. More in-depth characters, and a tricky plot.
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  • Kimmsie
    4.0 out of 5 stars A really enjoyable story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    I am enjoying these David Adair books, which are similar in tone to the Philip Bryce books. In fact his name is mentioned in this book, though he doesn't actually appear. This story reinforces the fact that criminals can be found throughout all echelons of society.
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  • Hugh W
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant 1930's mystery.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2025
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Another excellent mystery from this author, this time with DCI Adair on the case. I have read all the books by this author so far and have just bought the latest one involving Philip Bryce set in the 1950's. This one with DCI Adair is set in 1939. In both series the reader see the meticulous way the DCI's and their teams investigate the case. I really like the author's style of writing. Excellent read. Thoroughly recommend.
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  • S F Canfield
    3.0 out of 5 stars Easy reading
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    A sharp and concise narrative. I liked the suspects more than the police officers. A clever idea for a story which proved intriguing.
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  • Tomsreads
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2025
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    I thoroughly enjoyed this my second book by this author. Unfortunately I did hope that the culprit would evade the law. The picture painted of the vile young men, spoilt with far too much money was very well done.
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