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1. Inspector French's Greatest Case
   

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2. James Tarrant, Adventurer
   

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3. Loss of the Jane Vosper
   

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4. Many a Slip
   

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5. Death in Dixie: Bone-chilling Murder Mysteries from the South
   

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6. Murderers Make Mistakes
   

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7. Blowout in Little Man Flats and Other Spine-tingling Stories of Murder in the West (Great American Murder Mysteries)
   

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8. Pit Prop Syndicate
   

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9. My Laugh Comes Last
   

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10. A Coat of Varnish
    

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11. The Summer of Sir Lancelot
    

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12. Charing Cross (The Performers Family Saga)
    

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13. In a Lonely Place
    

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14. The Finger of Fate
    

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15. The Blackbirder
    

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16. Jim Maitland (Bulldog Drummond)
    

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17. The Angel of Terror
    

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18. The Avenger
    

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19. Barbara on Her Own
    

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20. The Black Abbott
    

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21. Bones of the River (A Sanders of the River Book)
    

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22. The Clue of the Silver Key
    

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23. The Clue of the Twisted Candle
    

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24. The Coat of Arms
    

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25. The Crimson Circle
    

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Average customer rating: Is it Inspector French's greatest case?

Inspector French's Greatest Case Freeman Wills Crofts Manufacturer: Merion Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback General | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books Suspense | Thrillers | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books General | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books Look Inside Mystery & Thriller Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books General | Mystery & Thrillers | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books General | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books Suspense | Thrillers | Mystery & Thrillers | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books All 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books Similar Items: Ponson Case The Footsteps at the Lock Mystery on Southampton Water The Viaduct Murder Mystery of The Sleeping Car Express ASIN: 0967714303

Book Description

Unlike other mystery writers who have made the police appear to be incompetent, Crofts has given us the brilliant Inspector French, a first class investigator, albeit within the ranks of Scotland Yard. Charles Gething, head clerk at London's Duke and Peabody's, diamond merchants, is found murdered in front of the firm's open safe. Inspector French is assigned the case, which he works on methodically, through a series of fascinating clues, in England and abroad. Crofts rewards us with a highly entertaining, thoroughly satisfying, classic British mystery story.

Customer Reviews:

Is it Inspector French's greatest case?.......2001-05-05

The book's title probably continues to attract first time readers to Crofts' work. Readers who like to sample books from the "Golden Age of British Detective Fiction (1920-1940) will find strengths and weaknesses. The book displays Crofts' "puzzle solving" formula admirably. A problem occurs, a theory is formulted, testing follows, each discovery likely to form a "spring board" to further discovery. If a dead-end is encountered, another theory is formulated, etc. Crofts also keeps us in company with Inspector French throughout the whole book.

If these are some of the strengths, then a few weaknesses must be acknowledged. Expect old-fashioned crimes and old-fashioned criminals. The crime and murder here, popular in detective fiction of the time, involved the theft of diamonds. One of the criminal's skills, also popular at the time, was the devising and use of a code. Both of these elements will appear dated and quaint to C21st readers.

So is it Inspector French's greatest case? Reading the thirty or so other books in which he features will give you the answer, together with many hours of enjoyment.

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Inspector French's Greatest Case Freeman Wills Crofts Manufacturer: Penguin Crime ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000BTBRC0

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Inspector French's Greatest Case Freeman Wills Crofts Manufacturer: Carroll and Graf ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000RT5NYM

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Inspector French's Greatest Case Freeman W. Crofts Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OIZC2Y

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