Bücher von Freeman Wills Crofts

"The Cask" is a detective novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, published in 1920. The story centers around a murder mystery involving a wine cask. A valuable cask of wine is delivered to a London wine merchant, but when opened, it contains the body of a murdered man. Inspector French, a recurring character in Crofts' detective stories, leads the investigation. With meticulous attention to detail and a logical, methodical approach, Inspector French works to unravel the complex web of clues, suspects, and motives surrounding the murder. "The Cask" is a classic example of puzzle-style detective fiction from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, focusing on intricate plotting and the process of solving the mystery.

""The Pit-Prop Syndicate"" is an intriguing detective novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, known for its intricate plot and meticulous attention to detail. Set in the early 20th century, the story revolves around the meticulous investigation led by Detective Inspector French, as he unravels the complexities surrounding a baffling crime within the coal industry. Amidst the backdrop of industrial England, Crofts weaves a tale of corporate sabotage, intricate alibis, and hidden motives, leading the reader through a labyrinth of clues and red herrings. With an emphasis on forensic detail and logical deduction, the novel showcases Crofts' mastery in crafting a tightly woven mystery, where every clue and revelation serves to deepen the enigma. ""The Pit-Prop Syndicate"" stands as a testament to Crofts' contribution to the classic detective genre, offering readers an engaging and intellectually stimulating journey into the world of crime and investigation.

The Pit-Prop Syndicate, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Inspector French is called in by his Superintendent at Scotland Yard to investigate a late-night murder in the office of a Hatton Garden diamond merchants. When he gets there, he finds not just the corpse, but an open safe missing its contents of diamonds and money. Although the clues seem meager at first, French soon picks up a trail that leads him to mainland Europe and back, steadily bringing him closer to a solution to the case.This is the first in Freeman Wills Crofts¿ long-running Inspector French series. French, a well mannered London detective, works through the crimes in front of him in a methodical way, peeling back the layers of intrigue and mystery to expose the core of the problem as much to the reader as to himself.

A unique anthology for crime aficionados - seven of the world's most notorious genuine murder mysteries retold by the most accomplished classic crime writers of their generation.A manipulative murderer who stalked the streets of Paris; a young wife who poisoned her eccentric husband; a bank cashier's mysterious suicide; a brutal double murder in New Zealand... Seven of the world's greatest crime writers turn their hand to some of the world's most spine-tingling mysteries - all of them astonishingly TRUE.This remarkable collection from the archives of the Detection Club follows The Floating Admiral, Ask a Policeman and Six Against the Yard back into print after more than 75 years, and shows some of the most accomplished authors of their generation retelling real-life murder mysteries with all the relish of the tastiest crime fiction.