From the Collins Crime Club archive, the sixth Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed 'The King of Detective Story Writers'.
A MURDER MYSTERY WITHOUT A CLUE
When Sir John Magill, the wealthy Irish industrialist, fails to show up at his home town on a well-publicised visit, neither his family nor the Belfast police can explain his disappearance. Foul play is suspected when his bloodstained hat is discovered, and Scotland Yard is called in. With his characteristic genius for reconstruction, Inspector French evolves a gruesome theory about what happened to the elderly man, but his reputation and that of Scotland Yard will depend on finding out who was responsible . . .
In this cosy, traditional narrative, Freeman Wills Crofts once again proves why he is considered one of the best in the realm of procedural thrillers. Inspector French's methodical approach to solving the mystery is a highlight of this top-rated fiction.
For fans of Dorothy L. Sayers (Whose Body?), Elly Griffiths (The Locked Room), George Bellairs (Intruder in the Dark), Edward Marston (Murder in Transit), and E.C.R. Lorac (Checkmate to Murder).