Inspector French And The Starvel Tragedy

Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy (1987 reprint) by Freeman Wills Crofts – Sold by Crappy Old Books

Murder, arson, and a country house in ruins—just another day at the office for Inspector Joseph French in this classic Golden Age mystery. The Starvel Tragedy begins with a blazing inferno that leaves a wealthy recluse and her household dead… or so it seems. But when Inspector French of Scotland Yard arrives on the scene, he finds the fire may have covered up something far more sinister—and far more lucrative.

With his trademark methodical approach and maddeningly patient logic, French unravels a tangled web of deceit, inheritance, and cold-blooded murder, all set against the damp hedgerows and creeping dread of rural Yorkshire.

First published in 1927 and brought back in this 1987 Hogarth Press edition, Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy is Freeman Wills Crofts at his best: devilishly clever, tightly plotted, and utterly absorbing.

Condition: Slightly foxed, a whiff of mildew, and that perfect 1980s gluey paperback smell. Just how you like it.

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