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The Starvel Hollow tragedy

Freeman Wills Crofts

The Starvel Hollow tragedy: An Inspector French case, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha…

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The Cheyne Mystery

Freeman Wills Crofts

The novel takes place in 1920. Maxwell Cheyne, a First World War naval veteran and short story writer from Dartmouth, is lunching at a Plymouth hotel, where he is doped…

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The Box Office Murders

Freeman Wills Crofts

The Box Office Murders by Freeman Wills Crofts, published in 1929. The plot follows Inspector French as he investigates the murder of a young woman involved in a mysterious theater…

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The Cask: 100th Anniversary Edition

Freeman Wills Crofts

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the seminal first novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’ and recognised as one of the ‘big four’…

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The Ponson Case

Freeman Wills Crofts

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the forgotten second novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.

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The Irish Nation: Its History and Its Biography, Volume 4

James Wills,Freeman Crofts Wills

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…

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The Pit-Prop Syndicate

Freeman Wills Crofts

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the third standalone novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.

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Inspector French: James Tarrant, Adventurer

Freeman Wills Crofts

A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.

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Mystery in the Channel

Freeman Wills Croft

Two wealthy business men are found shot dead on a Yacht with no murder weapon in sight. Inspector Joseph French is called onto the scene uncovering a business on the…

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London Murder Mysteries - Boxed Set: The Cask, The Ponson Case & The Pit-Prop Syndicate

Freeman Wills Crofts

![CDATA[The Cask - A suspicious cask arrives in London dock which when unloading slips and cracks open to reveal gold sovereigns. While the bystanders scramble to pick up the gold…

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The Cask: A Murder Mystery

Freeman Wills Crofts

A suspicious cask arrives in London dock which when unloading slips and cracks open to reveal gold sovereigns. While the bystanders scramble to pick up the gold, the dock inspector…

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The Cheyne Mystery

Freeman Wills Crofts

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the second Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.

THE RETURN OF INSPECTOR FRENCH

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The Groote Park Murder

Freeman Wills Crofts

From a murder in South Africa to the tracking down of a master criminal in northern Scotland, this is a true classic of Golden Age detective fiction by one of…

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Inspector French and the Box Office Murders

Freeman Wills Crofts

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the fifth Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.

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The Pit-Prop Syndicate

Freeman Wills Crofts

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the third standalone novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, dubbed “The King of Detective Story Writers’.

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The Pit Prop Syndicate

Freeman Wills Croft

Murder, Scotland Yard, bidness. What more could you want? By Freeman Wills Croft.

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Inspector French’s Greatest Case

Freeman Wills Crofts

This Book "Inspector French's Greatest Case" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by…

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The 12.30 from Croydon [Large Print 16 Pt Edition]

Freeman Wills Crofts

We begin with a body. Andrew Crowther, a wealthy retired manufacturer, is found dead in his seat on the 12.30 flight from Croydon to Paris. Rather less orthodox is the…

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Inspector French’s Greatest Case

Freeman Wills Crofts

Inspector French is called in by his Superintendent at Scotland Yard to investigate a late-night murder in the office of a Hatton Garden diamond merchants. When he gets there, he…

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Inspector French and the Cheyne Mystery

Freeman Wills Crofts

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the second Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.

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The Cask

Freeman Wills Crofts

"The Cask" is a detective novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, published in 1920. The story centers around a murder mystery involving a wine cask. A valuable cask of wine is…

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The Pit-Prop Syndicate

Freeman Wills Crofts

""The Pit-Prop Syndicate"" is an intriguing detective novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, known for its intricate plot and meticulous attention to detail. Set in the early 20th century, the story…

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Quisante

Freeman Wills Crofts

The Pit-Prop Syndicate, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in…

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The Ponson Case: A Murder Mystery

Freeman Wills Crofts

When the dead body of Sir William Ponson is found in a nearby river, he is presumed to have died due to drowning. But then the clues start pointing towards…

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Inspector French and the Sea Mystery

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From the Collins Crime Club archive, the fourth Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.

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The Ponson Case

Freeman Wills Crofts

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the forgotten second novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.

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The Cask

Freeman Wills Crofts

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the seminal first novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’ and recognised as one of the ‘big four’…

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Inspector French: Sudden Death

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To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French…

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Inspector French: Man Overboard!

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To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French…

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Inspector French and the Loss of the ‘Jane Vosper

Freeman Wills Crofts

To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French…

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Inspector French and the Crime at Guildford

Freeman Wills Crofts

To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French…

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The 12.30 from Croydon

Freeman Wills Crofts

The body of a wealthy retired manufacturer, is found dead in his seat on the 12.30 flight from Croydon to Paris. Rather less orthodox is the ensuing flashback seen from…

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Antidote to Venom

Freeman Wills Crofts

George Surridge, director of the Birmington Zoo, is a man with many worries: his marriage is collapsing; his finances are insecure; and an outbreak of disease threatens the animals in…

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The Hog’s Back Mystery

Freeman Wills Crofts

Dr James Earle and his wife live in comfortable seclusion near the Hog’s Back, a ridge in the North Downs in the beautiful Surrey countryside. When Dr Earle disappears from…

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The Groote Park Murder

Freeman Wills Crofts

From a murder in South Africa to the tracking down of a master criminal in northern Scotland, this is a true classic of Golden Age detective fiction by one of…

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Inspector French: Death on the Way

Freeman Wills Crofts

To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French…

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Inspector French’s Greatest Case

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From the Collins Crime Club archive, the first Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.

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Inspector French and the Cheyne Mystery

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From the Collins Crime Club archive, the second Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.

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Inspector French and the Sea Mystery

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From the Collins Crime Club archive, the fourth Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.

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Inspector French and the Box Office Murders

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From the Collins Crime Club archive, the fifth Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.

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Inspector French: Sir John Magill’s Last Journey

Freeman Wills Crofts

From the Collins Crime Club archive, the sixth Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.

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Inspector French and the Mystery on Southampton Water

Freeman Wills Crofts

To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French…

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Inspector French: Found Floating

Freeman Wills Crofts

This special expanded edition of Freeman Wills Crofts’ classic crime novel includes a unique commentary by Superintendent Walter Hambrook of Scotland Yard, never before published in book form.

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