- Paperback: 292 pages
- Publisher: The Hogarth Press Ltd; New edition edition (Dec 1987)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0701206349
- ISBN-13: 978-0701206345
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 978,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The lonely old house in Starvel Hollow stands as usual one evening. The next morning it is a heap of smouldering ruins. When the almost cremated remains of its three inmates are discovered an inquest is held and a verdict of accidental death arrived at. However, some weeks later an incident occurs which arouses suspicion in a bank manager and Inspector French is called in.
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First published in 1927. Inspector French made his first appearance in 'Inspector French's Greatest Case', the fifth novel by author Freeman Wills Crofts. It was published in 1925 by Collins and saw the beginning of a 30 year run during which Crofts delivered a French novel every year. He was, and remains, an important and influential figure in the development of crime fiction as we know it today.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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One of Crofts's most highly praised works, which lives up to its reputation with ease. A miser and his servants are burnt to death in Yorkshire; despite the verdict of accident, murder is suggested by the fact that the bank notes, which should have perished in the fire, are still in circulation. French, disguised as an insurance investigator, travels north, and from there to France and Scotland. Despite a great deal of travelling, his plodding detection is genuinely interesting, and, although he only solves the crime a minute before he arrests the murderer, he comes across as more of a thinker than in later tales. The red herrings to which he applies his mind are as fresh as the writing and characterisation; and, although the reader will not be unduly surprised by the final revelation, he will marvel at the intricacy of a highly ingenious plot, with a nice bit of body-snatching for extra merit.
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First published in 1927, this is an intricate and well written mystery. Inspector Joseph French of Scotland Yard is sent, incognito, to look into the destruction by fire of a remote house in Yorkshire which resulted in the death of the owner and two servants. The case had been closed as a tragic accident until a twenty pound note which was thought to have been destroyed in the fire turns up at a bank.
It is a refreshing change to read about a detective who does not have huge personal problems which he is battling at the same time as trying to unravel a complex case. French is an interesting and likeable character. He plods along studying the smallest details to try and work out what has happened. He asks apparently innocuous questions of the most unlikely people and gradually manages to work out the solution to the mystery.
This complex mystery will keep most readers guessing until almost the large page though the clues are there if you look back when you have finished. The book is an excellent example of the Golden Age of British crime fiction and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie.
It is a refreshing change to read about a detective who does not have huge personal problems which he is battling at the same time as trying to unravel a complex case. French is an interesting and likeable character. He plods along studying the smallest details to try and work out what has happened. He asks apparently innocuous questions of the most unlikely people and gradually manages to work out the solution to the mystery.
This complex mystery will keep most readers guessing until almost the large page though the clues are there if you look back when you have finished. The book is an excellent example of the Golden Age of British crime fiction and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie.
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I love the old fashioned classic detective books and this is one of the best. I just could not put it down!
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