Corpse at the Carnival Author:George Bellairs In the wake of the carnival crowd, as it swept down the promenade, they found -with a knife thrust in his back- the body of an elderly man, known as Uncle Fred. That was about all they knew about him. He had settled in Douglas, Isle of Man, minded his own business, and used to claim that he left his troubles on the mainland. That most professi... more »onal of detective, Superintendent Tom Littlejohn, was flying in on the plane from Dublin when the blow was struck and local C.I.D. engaged his unofficial help.« less