Inspector French's greatest case by Freeman Wills Crofts

"Inspector French's Greatest Case" by Freeman Wills Crofts is a mystery detective novel published in 1924. It introduces Inspector Joseph French of Scotland Yard, known for his methodical approach to solving crimes. When a diamond merchant's safe is robbed and an employee murdered in London's Hatton Garden, French must follow a complex trail across Europe. His investigation requires studying railway timetables, cracking ciphers, and pursuing leads from Southampton to Amsterdam, the Swiss Alps, and beyond. The case culminates in a race to Portugal and a shocking revelation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Crofts, Freeman Wills, 1879-1957
LoC No. 25017660
Title Inspector French's greatest case
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_French%27s_Greatest_Case
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Subject Police -- Great Britain -- Fiction
Subject French, Joseph (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 65553
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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