Inspector French's Greatest Case

by Freeman Wills Crofts

Overview

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 . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504094986
Publisher:	Open Road Media
Publication date:	07/09/2024
Series:	The Inspector French Mysteries
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Freeman Wills Crofts (1879–1957) was an Irish author of detective fiction. Born in Dublin, he spent decades as a railroad engineer in Northern Ireland. When a long illness kept him away from work, he wrote The Cask (1920), a mystery novel that launched him to immediate popularity. He continued writing after he returned to work, finally leaving the railroad in 1929 to write full time. His best-known novels include The Starvel Hollow Tragedy (1927) and The 12:30 from Croydon (1934).