Books like The Body in the Dumb River by George Bellairs

When Jim Teasdale is discovered stabbed in the back and dumped into the silent, "dumb" river near Ely, an unexpected flood exposes the crime before evidence is lost. Superintendent Littlejohn from Scotland Yard is pulled to the scene, where baffling clues are swept away by the river’s surge. Bellairs’s seasoned detective follows a train northward, determined to reveal the true nature of the victim and uncover the source of this unassuming man’s murder. The mystery unfolds as Littlejohn delves into the hidden currents of truth, confronting unexpected twists and environmental forces that obscured the crime and test the limits of investigative patience. His pursuit underscores the relentless pursuit of justice, while the river’s relentless flow mirrors the relentless pursuit of truth in a seemingly ordinary case that unfolds into an intricate investigation.

First publish date: 1961