The Hog's Back Mystery
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
The Hog's Back Mystery
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Freeman Wills Crofts
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| Series | British Library Crime Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:336 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 132 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic crime |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780712357975
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.912 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
British Library Publishing
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| Imprint |
The British Library Publishing Division
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| Publication Date |
2 April 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Dr James Earle and his wife live in comfortable seclusion near the Hog's Back, a ridge in the North Downs in the beautiful Surrey countryside. When Dr Earle disappears from his cottage, Inspector French is called in to investigate. At first he suspects a simple domestic intrigue - and begins to uncover a web of romantic entanglements beneath the couple's peaceful rural life. The case soon takes a more complex turn. Other people vanish mysteriously, one of Dr Earle's house guests among them. What is the explanation for the disappearances? If the missing people have been murdered, what can be the motive? This fiendishly complicated puzzle is one that only Inspector French can solve. Freeman Wills Crofts was a master of the intricately and ingeniously plotted detective novel, and The Hog's Back Mystery shows him at the height of his powers.
Author Biography
Freeman Wills Crofts (1879 - 1957) was one of the pre-eminent writers in the golden age of British crime fiction. He was the author of more than thirty detective novels and was greatly admired by his peers, including Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler.
Reviews'As pretty a piece of work as Inspector French has done - On the level of Mr Crofts' very best; which is saying something.' - Daily Telegraph
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