{"product_id":"9780008190668","title":"Inspector French and the Starvel Hollow Tragedy (Inspector French, Book 3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Collins Crime Club archive, the third Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHREE CORPSES FOR INSPECTOR FRENCH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chance invitation from friends saves Ruth Averill’s life on the night her uncle’s old house in Starvel Hollow is consumed by fire, killing him and incinerating the fortune he kept in cash. Dismissed at the inquest as a tragic accident, the case is closed – until Scotland Yard is alerted to the circulation of bank-notes supposedly destroyed in the inferno. Inspector Joseph French suspects that dark deeds were done in the Hollow that night and begins to uncover a brutal crime involving arson, murder and body snatching . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspector French, a top figure in police procedural fiction, delves deeper into the mystery, unearthing a web of deceit that goes beyond the traditional thrillers. His relentless pursuit of truth, despite the chilling discoveries, makes him one of the best detectives in the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Ethel Lina White (PUT OUT THE LIGHT), Dorothy L. Sayers (Striding Folly), Elly Griffiths (The Last Remains), George Bellairs (Toll the Bell for Murder), and Edward Marston (Murder in Transit).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Freeman Wills Crofts, Read by Phil Fox","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889479405717,"sku":"9780008190668","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008190668_383e7765-f4dd-4521-a41a-feac983ad39a.jpg?v=1776888241","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008190668","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}