Inspector French

Informationen zum Autor Once dubbed 'The King of Detective Story Writers', Freeman Wills Crofts was an Irish railway engineer whose brilliant first mystery novel, The Cask, was motivated by an extended illness in 1919. Outselling Agatha Christie, and renowned for his ingenious plotting and meticulous attention to detail, Crofts followed up with The Ponson Case (1921) and no less than thirty books featuring the iconic Scotland Yard detective, Inspector French. Klappentext A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective Story Writers', featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television. Becoming the social secretary for millionaire financier Andrew Harrison sounded like the dream job: just writing a few letters and making amiable conversation, with luxurious accommodation thrown in. But Markham Crewe had not reckoned on the unpopularity of his employer, especially within his own household, where animosity bordered on sheer hatred. When Harrison is found dead on his Henley houseboat, Crewe is not the only one to doubt the verdict of suicide. Inspector French is another... Zusammenfassung A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.

Product details

• Authors: Freeman Wills Crofts
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.09.2022
• EAN: 9780008554064
• ISBN: 978-0-00-855406-4
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Series: Inspector French
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Crime, Historical mysteries, Crime & mystery, Historical fiction, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, Classic crime, Narrative theme: Social issues, Crime & mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Historical crime & mysteries, Crime & mystery: police procedural, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime & mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Classic fiction: general and literary