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From the Collins Crime Club archive, the first Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed 'The King of Detective Story Writers'.

THE FIRST INSPECTOR FRENCH MYSTERY

At the offices of the Hatton Garden diamond merchant Duke and Peabody, the body... Read Full Overview

Enter the intriguing world of Inspector Joseph French as he tackles his most challenging case yet in "Inspector French's Greatest Case" by Freeman Wills Crofts. Set in the backdrop of early 20th-century England, this captivating detective novel takes you on a thrilling journey... Read Full Overview

- The first INSPECTOR FRENCH novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, 'the King of Detective Story Writers' and one of the 'Big Four' Golden Age crime authors. - This 2019 Spitfire Publishers edition includes the original tables, which are critical to the plot. - 'As near the real thing... Read Full Overview

A late-night murder of a diamond merchant's veteran employee in London's Hatton Gardens has Scotland Yard calling on Inspector French to investigate. When French gets there he finds not only the victim but missing diamonds and money from an open safe. There are meager clues... Read Full Overview

This Book "Inspector French's Greatest Case" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole... Read Full Overview

A late-night murder of a diamond merchant's veteran employee in London's Hatton Gardens has Scotland Yard calling on Inspector French to investigate. When French gets there he finds not only the victim but missing diamonds and money from an open safe. There are meager clues... Read Full Overview

Inspector French is called in by his Superintendent at Scotland Yard to investigate a late-night murder in the office of a Hatton Garden diamond merchants. When he gets there, he finds not just the corpse, but an open safe missing its contents of diamonds and money. Although... Read Full Overview

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