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Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy is a crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts,[1] featuring Inspector Joseph French of Scotland Yard.
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Author | Freeman Wills Crofts |
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Language | English |
Series | Inspector French |
Genre | Crime fiction |
Published | 1927 Collins |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 292p. |
OCLC | 11229526 |
Preceded by | The Cheyne Mystery |
Followed by | The Sea Mystery |
Plot outline
editThree people are burnt to death in Yorkshire. But what initially appears to be an accident turns out to be a case of multiple murder, arson, and body snatching.
Publication history
edit- 2001 – UK: House of Stratus
- 1987 – UK, London: Hogarth Press
- 1945 – UK: Penguin Books, 1st pb edition (#514)
- 1927 – US, New York: Harper, 1st US edition as The Starvel Hollow Tragedy
- 1927 – UK, London: William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.,
References
edit- ^ "Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy | ISBNdb". isbndb.com. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
External links
edit- The Starvel Hollow Tragedy at Standard Ebooks
- The Starvel Hollow Tragedy public domain audiobook at LibriVox