A bundle of five novels from the pen of Freeman Wills Crofts featuring 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 Loss of the Jane Vosper - 1st Penguin, 1953
The Jane Vosper is plunged to the bottom of the Atlantic by a series of explosions in her hold. With no innocent explanation of the cause, it appears that someone must have sunk the ship for the insurance money. When The Land and Sea Insurance Company’s official investigator then disappears, Inspector French is called in from Scotland Yard to find him.
The 12.30 From Croydon - reprinted, 1955
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.
Sir John Magill’s Last Journey - 1st Penguin, 1955
When Sir John Magill, the wealthy Irish industrialist, fails to show up at his home town on a well-publicised visit, neither his family nor the Belfast police can explain his disappearance. Foul play is suspected when his bloodstained hat is discovered, and Scotland Yard is called in.
Mystery In The Channel - reprinted, 1961
The Chichester is making a routine journey across the English Channel on a pleasant afternoon in June, when the steamer’s crew notice something strange. A yacht, bobbing about in the water ahead of them, appears to have been abandoned, and there is a dark red stain on the deck…
The Sea Mystery - 1st Penguin, 1959
The Sea Mystery revolves around the discovery of a body in a wooden crate that has been literally fished in a Wales estuary. As the corpse was found in the sea, the local police regards this a case for Scotland Yard and Inspector French will take charge of the investigation.
All of these books are originals, published by Penguin Books. All books are Satfisfactory 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 featuring 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 Loss of the Jane Vosper - 1st Penguin, 1953
The Jane Vosper is plunged to the bottom of the Atlantic by a series of explosions in her hold. With no innocent explanation of the cause, it appears that someone must have sunk the ship for the insurance money. When The Land and Sea Insurance Company’s official investigator then disappears, Inspector French is called in from Scotland Yard to find him.
The 12.30 From Croydon - reprinted, 1955
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.
Sir John Magill’s Last Journey - 1st Penguin, 1955
When Sir John Magill, the wealthy Irish industrialist, fails to show up at his home town on a well-publicised visit, neither his family nor the Belfast police can explain his disappearance. Foul play is suspected when his bloodstained hat is discovered, and Scotland Yard is called in.
Mystery In The Channel - reprinted, 1961
The Chichester is making a routine journey across the English Channel on a pleasant afternoon in June, when the steamer’s crew notice something strange. A yacht, bobbing about in the water ahead of them, appears to have been abandoned, and there is a dark red stain on the deck…
The Sea Mystery - 1st Penguin, 1959
The Sea Mystery revolves around the discovery of a body in a wooden crate that has been literally fished in a Wales estuary. As the corpse was found in the sea, the local police regards this a case for Scotland Yard and Inspector French will take charge of the investigation.
All of these books are originals, published by Penguin Books. All books are Satfisfactory 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.
