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Mystery in the Channel
Mystery in the Channel: A British Library Crime Classic | Freeman Wills Crofts
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The Chichester is making a routine journey across the English Channel on a pleasant afternoon in June, when the steamer’s crew notice something strange. A yacht, bobbing about in the water ahead of them, appears to have been abandoned, and there is a dark red stain on the deck... Two bodies later, with no sign of a gun, there certainly is a mystery in the channel. Inspector French soon discovers a world of high-powered banking, luxury yachts and international double-dealing. British and French coastal towns, harbours – and of course the Channel itself – provide an alluring backdrop to this nautical adventure, along with a cast of shady characters.
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Another enjoyable British Crime Classics mystery. Quite enjoyed the inspector in this one although I think he suspected every single person possibly involved in the crime until circling back around to the first suspect to get his man...

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rabbitprincess
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This was a satisfyingly boaty story, and Inspector French is a (surprisingly?) likeable detective. I'm definitely going to read more of his cases!

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shanaqui
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French isn't a flashy, standout detective -- this is almost a procedural, really. It works pretty well; can't say I'm desperate to read more about French, but it's a decently put together mystery.

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shanaqui

I'm surprisingly into this -- I expected something much flatter from what I'd heard about the author. He has a great sympathy with the victims of financial disaster, and I'm rather fond of one of the characters: hope to goodness he hasn't done it, because he seems decent.

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SaraRosett
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Another great #LibraryFind. I love the vintage illustrations on theses reissues of #GoldenAge #mysteries. This one is about an abandoned yacht that is found in the English Channel. The narration is more removed than I'm used to and I don't feel a particular sense of rooting for the detective to solve the crime but the mystery is interesting.

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rabbitprincess
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Books adjacent to a Christmas tree is the best you're going to get from me for this #seasonsreadings2016 prompt. Here is my book haul: small and mighty. All of the books were on my list, as was the Twelfth Doctor with Guitar Funko Pop. ?

And yes that is a pin of Snape that says "Always" ?