Inspector French

Name: Inspector French
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ISBN: 9780008554064

The End of Andrew Harrison

Freeman Wills Crofts

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HARPER360
01 December 2022

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Crime & Mystery; Classic crime; Historical mysteries; Historical fiction

Series: Inspector French

A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.

Becoming the social secretary for millionaire financier Andrew Harrison sounded like the dream job: just writing a few letters and making amiable conversation, with luxurious accommodation thrown in. But Markham Crewe had not reckoned on the unpopularity of his employer, especially within his own household, where animosity bordered on sheer hatred. When Harrison is found dead on his Henley houseboat, Crewe is not the only one to doubt the verdict of suicide. Inspector French is another…

By: Freeman Wills Crofts
Imprint: HARPER360
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Book 14
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9780008554064
ISBN 10: 0008554064
Series: Inspector French
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 December 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Once dubbed 'The King of Detective Story Writers', Freeman Wills Crofts was an Irish railway engineer whose brilliant first mystery novel, The Cask, was motivated by an extended illness in 1919. Outselling Agatha Christie, and renowned for his ingenious plotting and meticulous attention to detail, Crofts followed up with The Ponson Case (1921) and no less than thirty books featuring the iconic Scotland Yard detective, Inspector French.

Reviews for Inspector French: The End of Andrew Harrison

A detective novel by Mr. Wills Crofts is always an event to those who know ... Mr. Crofts is among the few muscular writers of detective fiction. He has never let me down. HAROLD NICHOLSON, DAILY EXPRESS