A girl employed in the box office of a London cinema falls into the power of a mysterious trio of crooks. A helpful solicitor sends her to Scotland Yard. There she tells Inspector French the story of the Purple Sickle. Her body is found floating in Southampton Water the next day. French discovers that similar murders have taken place. After gathering evidence he learns the trio’s secret and runs them to ground.

The Box Office Murders

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

CROFTS, Freeman Wills

Mystery

London: House of Stratus

Impoverished Markham Crewe starts work as a social secretary to millionaire Andrew Harrison. His new employer's reputation is marred by rumours of unscrupulousness, financial deception and enemies. While staying on Harrison's houseboat during the Henley Regatta, Harrison is found dead. Convinced that this was no suicide, In

End of Andrew Harrison

Fatal Venture

The new Sir Geoffrey Buller is working in an office when he unexpectedly inherits the title and Forde Manor with its collection of priceless art. Widow, Betty Stanton, takes the post of housekeeper and is surprised when she finds Sir Geoffrey is having paintings cleaned. The house is empty and Sir Geoffrey in Italy when disaster strikes. Inspector French reconstructs the cunning and complex crime from a mosaic of detail.

Golden Ashes

The Hog’s Back is a ridge in Surrey and the setting for the disappearance of several locals. A doctor vanishes, followed by a nurse with whom he was acquainted, then a third person. Inspector French deduces murder, but there are no bodies. Eventually he is able to prove his theory and show that a fourth murder has been committed.

The Hog's Back Mystery

Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy

In the course of a ship’s passage from Belfast to Liverpool a man disappears. His body is picked up by Irish fishermen. Although the coroner’s verdict is suicide, murder is suspected. Inspector French co-operates with Superintendent Rainey and Sergeant McClung once more to determine the truth.

Man Overboard!

Mystery in the Channel

When the battered body of Sir William Ponson is found in the Cranshaw River near his home, Luce Manor, it is uncertain whether it is an accident, suicide—or murder.  When the evidence points to the latter Inspector Tanner of Scotland yard is called in.  Those who would benefit most from his death, his son and his nephew, would seem to have unbreakable alibis.  But do they.  And then there is the mysterious fifth man who’s footprints were found at the crime scene.  To solve the case, Inspector Tanner must track him down and discover the secrets behind …The Ponson Case!

The Ponson Case

A washed-up crate contains the body of a murdered man.  No evidence shows where it comes from or whose is the body it contains. Inspector French has to use his imagination and thoroughness to find a clue and a solution to an ingenious crime.

The Sea Mystery

Freeman Wills Crofts

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