London Murder Mysteries - Boxed Set
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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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