Author: Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780020464
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
AN INSPECTOR FRENCH MYSTERY. The burning down of Simon Averill's house, Starvel Hollow, appears at first to be an accident. The house has been reduced to ash, killing three people (including its owner) and incinerating the contents of the safe in which he kept his entire fortune in cash (over thirty thousand pounds). But when one of these notes appears in circulation, surely it cannot be an accident? Once again, Inspector French doggedly pursues the trail across Europe before finally unlocking the mystery when all appears to be lost.
Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy
Author: Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780020464
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
AN INSPECTOR FRENCH MYSTERY. The burning down of Simon Averill's house, Starvel Hollow, appears at first to be an accident. The house has been reduced to ash, killing three people (including its owner) and incinerating the contents of the safe in which he kept his entire fortune in cash (over thirty thousand pounds). But when one of these notes appears in circulation, surely it cannot be an accident? Once again, Inspector French doggedly pursues the trail across Europe before finally unlocking the mystery when all appears to be lost.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780020464
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
AN INSPECTOR FRENCH MYSTERY. The burning down of Simon Averill's house, Starvel Hollow, appears at first to be an accident. The house has been reduced to ash, killing three people (including its owner) and incinerating the contents of the safe in which he kept his entire fortune in cash (over thirty thousand pounds). But when one of these notes appears in circulation, surely it cannot be an accident? Once again, Inspector French doggedly pursues the trail across Europe before finally unlocking the mystery when all appears to be lost.
Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy
Author: Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780021447
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780021447
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Inspector French and the Starvel Hollow Tragedy
Author: Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504095006
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
A deadly house fire causes a fortune to go up in smoke in this classic mystery novel by the author of The Cask. A tragic fire in Starvel Hollow has left behind a heap of smoldering ruins. An old man and two of his servants were lost in the flames—along with the fortune he kept in cash. With the bodies charred beyond recognition, there’s no reason to suspect foul play . . . until the supposedly incinerated banknotes are discovered in circulation. Scotland Yard Insp. Joseph French has some questions for Ruth Averill, the elderly man’s niece. Ruth’s life was saved on the night of the fire by a chance invitation from friends. But could she have set her uncle’s house aflame? As French peels back the layers of deceit, he uncovers a twisting case of arson, murder, and body snatching . . .
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504095006
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
A deadly house fire causes a fortune to go up in smoke in this classic mystery novel by the author of The Cask. A tragic fire in Starvel Hollow has left behind a heap of smoldering ruins. An old man and two of his servants were lost in the flames—along with the fortune he kept in cash. With the bodies charred beyond recognition, there’s no reason to suspect foul play . . . until the supposedly incinerated banknotes are discovered in circulation. Scotland Yard Insp. Joseph French has some questions for Ruth Averill, the elderly man’s niece. Ruth’s life was saved on the night of the fire by a chance invitation from friends. But could she have set her uncle’s house aflame? As French peels back the layers of deceit, he uncovers a twisting case of arson, murder, and body snatching . . .
Inspector French and the Starvel Hollow Tragedy (Inspector French, Book 3)
Author: Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008190658
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
From the Collins Crime Club archive, the third Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008190658
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
From the Collins Crime Club archive, the third Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.
Inspector French's Greatest Case
Author: Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504094980
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The Scotland Yard inspector is on the trail of a murderous jewel thief in this classic detective novel from the Golden Age of Mystery. Duke and Peabody is one of the most prestigious diamond merchants in Hatton Garden, London’s famous jewelry district. But now the illustrious shop is showcasing a frightful scene. The body of one Mr. Gething has been discovered beside an empty safe. With numerous potential suspects, and little evidence left behind, it appears that a master criminal has gotten away with murder. Insp. Joseph French of Scotland Yard will not rest until he has cracked the case. Embarking on an investigation that takes him from London to Holland, France to Spain, French’s meticulous logic and dogged sleuthing eventually leads him aboard a ship bound for South America . . .
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504094980
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The Scotland Yard inspector is on the trail of a murderous jewel thief in this classic detective novel from the Golden Age of Mystery. Duke and Peabody is one of the most prestigious diamond merchants in Hatton Garden, London’s famous jewelry district. But now the illustrious shop is showcasing a frightful scene. The body of one Mr. Gething has been discovered beside an empty safe. With numerous potential suspects, and little evidence left behind, it appears that a master criminal has gotten away with murder. Insp. Joseph French of Scotland Yard will not rest until he has cracked the case. Embarking on an investigation that takes him from London to Holland, France to Spain, French’s meticulous logic and dogged sleuthing eventually leads him aboard a ship bound for South America . . .
The Starvel Hollow Tragedy
Author: Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : French, Joseph (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : French, Joseph (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Inspector French and the Sea Mystery
Author: Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504082249
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
When a dead body is found at sea, the case can only be solved by the astute Inspector French, and his most discerning readers, in this Golden Age mystery. A mysterious shipping crate is hauled ashore off the coast of Burry Port in South Wales by two fishermen, who find a brutally murdered, decaying corpse inside. Stumped by the lack of clues, the local police call in Inspector French of Scotland Yard, one of the Criminal Investigation Department’s finest detectives. With his meticulous pursuit of leads, it’s only a matter of time until Inspector French finds the killer. Praise for the writing of Freeman Wills Crofts: “One of the classics of modern crime fiction.” —The New York Times “The soundest builder of them all.” —Raymond Chandler
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504082249
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
When a dead body is found at sea, the case can only be solved by the astute Inspector French, and his most discerning readers, in this Golden Age mystery. A mysterious shipping crate is hauled ashore off the coast of Burry Port in South Wales by two fishermen, who find a brutally murdered, decaying corpse inside. Stumped by the lack of clues, the local police call in Inspector French of Scotland Yard, one of the Criminal Investigation Department’s finest detectives. With his meticulous pursuit of leads, it’s only a matter of time until Inspector French finds the killer. Praise for the writing of Freeman Wills Crofts: “One of the classics of modern crime fiction.” —The New York Times “The soundest builder of them all.” —Raymond Chandler
Inspector French's Greatest Case
Author: Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Inspector French is the central figure of almost 30 many books by Mr. Crofts. This book is the beginning of the series, where a reader meets the detective genius for the first time. Inspector French is commissioned to help solve the case of diamond robbery and the murder of a diamond merchant in Hatton Garden. There are many people to suspect, and before Inspector French solves the case, he has to unravel many mysteries and follow up many false clues.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Inspector French is the central figure of almost 30 many books by Mr. Crofts. This book is the beginning of the series, where a reader meets the detective genius for the first time. Inspector French is commissioned to help solve the case of diamond robbery and the murder of a diamond merchant in Hatton Garden. There are many people to suspect, and before Inspector French solves the case, he has to unravel many mysteries and follow up many false clues.
Inspector French's Greatest Case
Author: Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
The Cheyne Mystery
Author: Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Cheyne Mystery" by Freeman Wills Crofts. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Cheyne Mystery" by Freeman Wills Crofts. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.