Mystery in the Channel is a classic crime novel with a strikingly modern sub-text. The story begins with a shocking discovery. The captain of the Newhaven to Dieppe steamer spots a small pleasure yacht lying motionless in the water, and on closer inspection, sees a body lying on the deck. When membe
Mystery in the Channel
โ Scribed by Freeman Wills Crofts
- Publisher
- Poisoned Pen Press, Inc.;Sourcebooks
- Year
- 2016;2017
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1464206724
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โฆ Synopsis
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... Two bodies later, with no sign of a gun, there certainly is a mystery in the channel.Inspector French soon discovers a world of high-powered banking, luxury yachts and international double-dealing. British and French coastal towns, harbours โ and of course the Channel itself โ provide an alluring backdrop to this nautical adventure, along with a cast of shady characters.
โฆ Subjects
Mystery
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