Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy

Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy is a crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, featuring Inspector Joseph French of Scotland Yard.

Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy
First edition (UK)
AuthorFreeman Wills Crofts
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector French
GenreCrime fiction
Published1927 Collins
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages292p.
OCLC11229526
Preceded byThe Cheyne Mystery 
Followed byThe Sea Mystery 

Plot outline

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Three people are burnt to death in Yorkshire. But what initially appears to be an accident turns out to be a case of multiple murder, arson, and body snatching.

Publication history

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  • 2001 – UK: House of Stratus
  • 1987 – UK, London: Hogarth Press
  • 1945 – UK: Penguin Books, 1st pb edition (#514)
  • 1927 – US, New York: Harper, 1st US edition as The Starvel Hollow Tragedy
  • 1927 – UK, London: William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.,
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