Front matter
Reading edition
Inspector French’s
Greatest Case
By FREEMAN WILLS CROFTS
AUTHOR OF
“The Cheyne Mystery,” etc.
A. L. BURT COMPANY
PublishersNew York
Published by arrangement with Albert and Charles Boni
Printed in U. S. A.
Copyright, 1925, by
THOMAS SELTZER, Inc.
All rights reserved
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
CHAP.PAGE
I.MURDER!1
II.THE FIRM OF DUKE AND PEABODY17
III.GATHERING THE THREADS29
IV.MISSING45
V.FRENCH TAKES A JOURNEY62
VI.THE HOTEL IN BARCELONA77
VII.CONCERNING A WEDDING96
VIII.SYLVIA AND HARRINGTON109
IX.MRS. ROOT OF PITTSBURG122
X.SOME PAIRS OF BLANKETS138
XI.A DEAL IN JEWELLERY153
XII.THE ELUSIVE MRS. X.167
XIII.MRS. FRENCH TAKES A NOTION183
XIV.TRAGEDY197
XV.THE HOUSE IN ST. JOHN’S WOOD209
XVI.A HOT SCENT226
XVII.A DEAL IN STOCKS242
XVIII.THE S.S. “ENOCH”258
XIX.FRENCH PROPOUNDS A RIDDLE274
XX.CONCLUSION290