Inspector French Series

30 primary works • 30 total works

Book 1

Inspector French's Greatest Case
3.76
· 839 Ratings · 118 Reviews · published 1924 · 122 editions
Inspector French is the central figure in many boo…
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Book 2

Inspector French and the Cheyne Mystery
3.79
· 314 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 1926 · 55 editions
When young Cheyne finds things going wrong and a d…
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Book 3

Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy
4.00
· 349 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 1927 · 66 editions
The lonely old house in Starvel Hollow stands as u…
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Book 4

The Sea Mystery
3.91
· 311 Ratings · 38 Reviews · published 1928 · 38 editions
A washed-up crate contains the body of a murdered …
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Book 5

The Box Office Murders
3.92
· 350 Ratings · 33 Reviews · published 1929 · 44 editions
A girl employed in the box office of a London cine…
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Book 6

Sir John Magill's Last Journey
3.84
· 199 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 1930 · 22 editions
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Book 7

Mystery in the Channel
3.70
· 1022 Ratings · 164 Reviews · published 1931 · 40 editions
Mystery in the Channel is a classic crime novel wi…
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Book 8

Sudden Death
4.09
· 127 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1932 · 15 editions
To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills …
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Book 9

Death on the Way
3.77
· 112 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1932 · 8 editions
Work on the widening of the Southern Railway's sou…
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Book 10

The Hog's Back Mystery
3.64
· 1336 Ratings · 207 Reviews · published 1933 · 28 editions
‘As pretty a piece of work as Inspector French has…
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Book 11

The 12:30 from Croydon
3.67
· 853 Ratings · 155 Reviews · published 1934 · 39 editions
'Crofts constructs his alibi with immense elaborat…
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Book 12

Mystery on Southampton Water
3.82
· 134 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1934 · 11 editions
Published in America as 'Crime on the Solent'.
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Book 13

Crime at Guildford
3.93
· 133 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1935 · 19 editions
Published in the US under the title 'The Crime at …
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Book 14

The Loss of the Jane Vosper
3.98
· 124 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1936 · 22 editions
To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills …
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Book 15

Man Overboard
3.84
· 70 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1936 · 10 editions
Also known as 'Cold-Blooded Murder' in America.
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Book 16

Found Floating
3.73
· 59 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1937 · 14 editions
Old William was losing touch and a younger man was…
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Book 17

Antidote to Venom
3.63
· 784 Ratings · 150 Reviews · published 1938 · 42 editions
George Surridge, director of the Birmington Zoo, i…
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Book 18

The End of Andrew Harrison
4.00
· 74 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1938 · 9 editions
Also known as 'The Futile Alibi' in America.
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Book 19

Fatal Venture
3.92
· 84 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1939 · 26 editions
This story in two parts concerns a scheme to launc…
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Book 20

Golden Ashes
3.96
· 73 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1940 · 18 editions
The new Sir Geoffrey Buller is working in an offic…
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Book 21

James Tarrant, Adventurer
3.64
· 36 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1941 · 6 editions
James Tarrant's position as an assistant chemist i…
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Book 22

Losing Game
3.81
· 57 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1941 · 17 editions
A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘Th…
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Book 23

Fear Comes to Chalfont
4.02
· 54 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1942 · 8 editions
Julia Elton, mistress of Chalfont, is the dutiful …
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Book 24

The Affair at Little Wokeham
4.05
· 59 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1943 · 8 editions
Published in America as 'Double Tragedy'.
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Book 25

Enemy Unseen
3.38
· 8 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1945 · 6 editions
Two thefts inside ten days...do you think can be a…
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Book 26

Death of a Train
3.72
· 29 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1946 · 13 editions
In July of 1942, a shipment of vital supplies boun…
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Book 27

Silence for the Murderer
3.55
· 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1949 · 9 editions
Frank Roscoe, blackmailed in connection with a cri…
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Book 28

French Strikes Oil
4.33
· 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1951 · 6 editions
When oil is discovered on family land Rodney Vale …
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Book 29

Many a Slip
4.00
· 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1955 · 6 editions
This collection of short stories features the unri…
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Book 30

Anything to Declare
3.57
· 7 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1957 · 6 editions
A foolproof method for earning a fortune in a shor…
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