London Murder Mysteries - Boxed Set

London Murder Mysteries - Boxed Set
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The Cask – A suspicious cask arrives in London dock which when unloading slips and cracks open to reveal gold sovereigns. While the bystanders scramble to pick up the gold, the dock inspector finds a hand of a dead woman buried underneath. To his absolute bewilderment, the next day, the cask has disappeared! Now it is up to Inspector Burnley of Scotland Yard to solve the mystery of the cask as well as the murder of the woman. The Ponson Case – When the dead body of Sir William Ponson is found in a nearby river, he is presumed to have died due to drowning. But then the clues start pointing towards a gruesome murder. Now it is up to Inspector Tanner to find the owner of the mysterious footprints and prevent the estate from falling into the hands of Sir William's murderers. The Pit-Prop Syndicate – Seymour Merriman would not have even imagined that a little bit of help from strangers would catapult him into the world of crime syndicate, spanning two continents. He had only followed Lorry Number 3 in the hopes of getting some petrol for his bike. But that ended up with him noticing that the number plates had been changed! Why were the number plates changed? Who were these people whom Seymour had inadvertently met?

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Freeman Wills Crofts. London Murder Mysteries - Boxed Set

London Murder Mysteries - Boxed Set

Table of Contents

The Cask

Table of Contents

PART I—LONDON

CHAPTER I. A STRANGE CONSIGNMENT

CHAPTER II. INSPECTOR BURNLEY ON THE TRACK

CHAPTER III. THE WATCHER ON THE WALL

CHAPTER IV. A MIDNIGHT INTERVIEW

CHAPTER V. FELIX TELLS A STORY

CHAPTER VI. THE ART OF DETECTION

CHAPTER VII. THE CASK AT LAST

CHAPTER VIII. THE OPENING OF THE CASK

PART II—PARIS

CHAPTER IX. M. LE CHEF DE LA SÛRETÉ

CHAPTER X. WHO WROTE THE LETTER?

CHAPTER XI. MM. DUPIERRE ET CIE

CHAPTER XII. AT THE GARE ST. LAZARE

CHAPTER XIII. THE OWNER OF THE DRESS

CHAPTER XIV. M. BOIRAC MAKES A STATEMENT

CHAPTER XV. THE HOUSE IN THE AVENUE DE L’ALMA

CHAPTER XVI. INSPECTOR BURNLEY UP AGAINST IT

CHAPTER XVII. A COUNCIL OF WAR

CHAPTER XVIII. LEFARGE HUNTS ALONE

CHAPTER XIX. THE TESTING OF AN ALIBI

CHAPTER XX. SOME DAMNING EVIDENCE

PART III—LONDON AND PARIS

CHAPTER XXI. A NEW POINT OF VIEW

CHAPTER XXII. FELIX TELLS A SECOND STORY

CHAPTER XXIII. CLIFFORD GETS TO WORK

CHAPTER XXIV. MR. GEORGES LA TOUCHE

CHAPTER XXV. DISAPPOINTMENT

CHAPTER XXVI. A CLUE AT LAST

CHAPTER XXVII. LA TOUCHE’S DILEMMA

CHAPTER XXVIII. THE UNRAVELLING OF THE WEB

CHAPTER XXIX. A DRAMATIC DÉNOUEMENT

CHAPTER XXX. CONCLUSION

The Ponson Case

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1. Mystery at Luce Manor

CHAPTER 2. A Sinister Suggestion

CHAPTER 3. Hoaxed?

CHAPTER 4. Inspector Tanner Grows Suspicious

CHAPTER 5. Inspector Tanner Becomes Convinced

CHAPTER 6. What Cosgrove Had To Tell

CHAPTER 7. Cosgrove’s Trip North

CHAPTER 8. Tanner Finds Himself Duped

CHAPTER 9. Lois Drew Takes A Hand

CHAPTER 10. A Woman’s Wit

CHAPTER 11. A Fresh Start

CHAPTER 12. A Stern Chase

CHAPTER 13. Blackmail?

CHAPTER 14. A Dramatic Discovery

CHAPTER 15. In the Luce Manor Boathouse

CHAPTER 16. Conclusion

The Pit-Prop Syndicate

Table of Contents

PART ONE. THE AMATEURS

CHAPTER 1. THE SAWMILL ON THE LESQUE

CHAPTER 2. AN INTERESTING SUGGESTION

CHAPTER 3. THE START OF THE CRUISE

CHAPTER 4. A COMMERCIAL PROPOSITION

CHAPTER 5. THE VISIT OF THE “GIRONDIN”

CHAPTER 6. A CHANGE OF VENUE

CHAPTER 7. THE FERRIBY DEPOT

CHAPTER 8. THE UNLOADING OF THE “GIRONDIN”

CHAPTER 9. THE SECOND CARGO

CHAPTER 10. MERRIMAN BECOMES DESPERATE

CHAPTER 11. AN UNEXPECTED ALLY

PART TWO. THE PROFESSIONALS

CHAPTER 12. MURDER!

CHAPTER 13. A PROMISING CLUE

CHAPTER 14. A MYSTIFYING DISCOVERY

CHAPTER 15. INSPECTOR WILLIS LISTENS IN

CHAPTER 16. THE SECRET OF THE SYNDICATE

CHAPTER 17 “ARCHER PLANTS STUFF”

CHAPTER 18. THE BORDEAUX LORRIES

CHAPTER 19. WILLIS SPREADS HIS NET

CHAPTER 20. THE DOUBLE CROSS

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Freeman Wills Crofts

The Cask, The Ponson Case & The Pit-Prop Syndicate

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‘Ah, quite so. Perhaps then you can oblige me with some information? I am expecting from Paris by this boat a cask containing a group of statuary from Messrs. Dupierre of that city. Can you tell me if it has arrived? This is my name.’ He handed Broughton a card on which was printed: ‘M. Léon Felix, 141 West Jubb Street, Tottenham Court Road, W.’

Though the clerk saw at a glance the name was the same as that on the label on the cask, he pretended to read it with care while considering his reply. This man clearly was the consignee, and if he were told the cask was there he would doubtless claim immediate possession. Broughton could think of no excuse for refusing him, but he was determined all the same not to let it go. He had just decided to reply that it had not yet come to light, but that they would keep a look-out for it, when another point struck him.

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