About the Book

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

James Tarrant wants to make a lot of money. But as an assistant chemist in a sleepy village backwater his career seems to have reached a dead end and he has no way to further his ambitions. Suddenly inspiration strikes, and his goal looks to be within reach, with a willing young accomplice who will do almost anything for him. But would she go as far as murder? Inspector French is called in to investigate shady business deals, two-timers, and multiple motives for revenge. . .

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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780008554156
• ISBN 10: 0008554153
• Imprint: Collins Crime Club
• On Sale: 10/27/2022
• Pages: 352
• List Price:17.99 CAD
• BISAC1 : FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural
• BISAC2 : FICTION / Crime
• BISAC3 : FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional
• BISAC4 : FICTION / Thrillers / Crime
• BISAC5 : FICTION / Historical

Other Works by Freeman Wills Crofts

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  Inspector French: The Affair at Little Wokeham (Inspector French, Book 20)

  By Freeman Wills Crofts

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  Inspector French: Fear Comes to Chalfont (Inspector French, Book 19)

  By Freeman Wills Crofts

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  Inspector French: A Losing Game (Inspector French, Book 18)

  By Freeman Wills Crofts