A bundle of five novels from the pen of Freeman Wills Crofts. The last two stories are standalone, whereas the first three feature Chief Inspector Joseph French of Scotland Yard - a meticulous detective famous for breaking complex alibis using precise timelines, train schedules, and painstaking police work.
The 12.30 From Croydon - reprinted, 1960
A wealthy retired manufacturer dies on the 12.30 flight from Croydon to Paris. We see the killer’s motives, the preparations for the crime and the devious tactics to cover his tracks.
Inspector French’s Greatest Case - 1st Penguin, 1953
At the offices of the Hatton Garden diamond merchant Duke and Peabody, the body of old Mr Gething is discovered beside a now-empty safe. With multiple suspects, the robbery and murder is clearly the work of a master criminal, and requires a master detective to solve it. Meticulous as ever, Inspector French of Scotland Yard embarks on an investigation that takes him from the streets of London to Holland, France and Spain, and finally to a ship bound for South America…
The Cheyne Mystery - reprinted, 1960
When naval veteran and writer Maxwell Cheyne is drugged, burgled, and then kidnapped by a criminal gang searching for a mysterious coded letter, he finds himself drawn into a dangerous conspiracy. Aided by a spirited young artist, Cheyne pursues the villains from Plymouth to London's Wembley suburbs. Only after narrowly escaping death does he turn to Scotland Yard's methodical Inspector French, whose investigation leads across Europe to uncover secrets tied to a deceased German U-boat captain.
The Pit Prop Syndicate - reprinted, 1955
Seymour Merriman, a British wine merchant on business in France, happens upon a syndicate manufacturing pit-props—beams used to prop up mine tunnels—but his eye is caught by one odd detail: their lorry’s number plate mysteriously changes. With the help of his friend Hilliard from the Excise department they dig deeper and uncover a dangerous conspiracy.
The Groote Park Murder - reprinted, 1955
When a signalman discovers a mutilated body inside a railway tunnel near Groote Park, it seems to be a straightforward case of a man struck by a passing train. But Inspector Vandam of the Middeldorp police isn’t satisfied that Albert Smith’s death was accidental, and he sets out to prove foul play in a baffling mystery which crosses continents from deepest South Africa to the wilds of northern Scotland, where an almost identical crime appears to have been perpetrated.
All of these books are originals, published by Penguin Books. All books are in a Fair to Good overall condition. There may be corner folds, inscriptions, tears, signs of wear etc. inside some of these books not shown in photographs. The photographs do form part of the description and the condition is reflected in the price.
A bundle of five novels from the pen of Freeman Wills Crofts. The last two stories are standalone, whereas the first three feature Chief Inspector Joseph French of Scotland Yard - a meticulous detective famous for breaking complex alibis using precise timelines, train schedules, and painstaking police work.
The 12.30 From Croydon - reprinted, 1960
A wealthy retired manufacturer dies on the 12.30 flight from Croydon to Paris. We see the killer’s motives, the preparations for the crime and the devious tactics to cover his tracks.
Inspector French’s Greatest Case - 1st Penguin, 1953
At the offices of the Hatton Garden diamond merchant Duke and Peabody, the body of old Mr Gething is discovered beside a now-empty safe. With multiple suspects, the robbery and murder is clearly the work of a master criminal, and requires a master detective to solve it. Meticulous as ever, Inspector French of Scotland Yard embarks on an investigation that takes him from the streets of London to Holland, France and Spain, and finally to a ship bound for South America…
The Cheyne Mystery - reprinted, 1960
When naval veteran and writer Maxwell Cheyne is drugged, burgled, and then kidnapped by a criminal gang searching for a mysterious coded letter, he finds himself drawn into a dangerous conspiracy. Aided by a spirited young artist, Cheyne pursues the villains from Plymouth to London's Wembley suburbs. Only after narrowly escaping death does he turn to Scotland Yard's methodical Inspector French, whose investigation leads across Europe to uncover secrets tied to a deceased German U-boat captain.
The Pit Prop Syndicate - reprinted, 1955
Seymour Merriman, a British wine merchant on business in France, happens upon a syndicate manufacturing pit-props—beams used to prop up mine tunnels—but his eye is caught by one odd detail: their lorry’s number plate mysteriously changes. With the help of his friend Hilliard from the Excise department they dig deeper and uncover a dangerous conspiracy.
The Groote Park Murder - reprinted, 1955
When a signalman discovers a mutilated body inside a railway tunnel near Groote Park, it seems to be a straightforward case of a man struck by a passing train. But Inspector Vandam of the Middeldorp police isn’t satisfied that Albert Smith’s death was accidental, and he sets out to prove foul play in a baffling mystery which crosses continents from deepest South Africa to the wilds of northern Scotland, where an almost identical crime appears to have been perpetrated.
All of these books are originals, published by Penguin Books. All books are in a Fair to Good overall condition. There may be corner folds, inscriptions, tears, signs of wear etc. inside some of these books not shown in photographs. The photographs do form part of the description and the condition is reflected in the price.
