{"product_id":"9780008190729","title":"Inspector French and the Box Office Murders (Inspector French, Book 5)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Collins Crime Club archive, the fifth Inspector French novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE PUZZLE OF THE PURPLE SICKLE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe suicide of a sales clerk at the box office of a London cinema leaves another girl in fear for her life. Persuaded to seek help from Scotland Yard, Miss Darke confides in Inspector Joseph French about a gambling scam by a mysterious trio of crooks and that she believes her friend was murdered. When the girl fails to turn up the next day, and the police later find her body, French’s inquiries reveal that similar girls have also been murdered, all linked by their jobs and by a sinister stranger with a purple scar . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis top mystery fiction by Freeman Wills Crofts, is a traditional procedural thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The best of its kind, it intricately weaves the media into its plot, making it a must-read for all mystery enthusiasts.\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","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889153724565,"sku":"9780008190729","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008190729.jpg?v=1776888539","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008190729","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}