To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, βThe King of Detective Story Writersβ, this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television. Work on the widening of the Southern Railwayβs route along the Dorset coast is
Inspector french and the mystery on southampton water
β Scribed by Recorded Books, Inc.;Crofts, Freeman Wills;French, Joseph
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers; Collins Crime Club
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 213 KB
- Series
- Inspector French 12
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- England., S.l.
- ISBN
- 0008393281
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β¦ Synopsis
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, coming soon to television. The Joymount Rapid Hardening Cement Manufacturing Company on the Solent is in serious financial trouble. Its rival, Chayle on the Isle of Wight, has a secret new manufacturing process and is underselling them. Having failed to crack the secret legitimately, two employees hatch a plot to break in and steal it. But the scheme does not go according to plan, resulting in damage and death, and Inspector French is brought in to solve one of the most dramatic and labyrinthine cases of his entire career.
β¦ Subjects
England
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