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The Hog's Back Mystery
The Hog's Back Mystery | Freeman Wills Crofts
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'As pretty a piece of work as Inspector French has done ... On the level of Mr Crofts' very best; which is saying something.' Daily Telegraph Dr James Earle and his wife live in comfortable seclusion near the Hog's Back, a ridge in the North Downs in the beautiful Surrey countryside. When Dr Earle disappears from his cottage, Inspector French is called in to investigate. At first he suspects a simple domestic intrigue and begins to uncover a web of romantic entanglements beneath the couple's peaceful rural life. The case soon takes a more complex turn. Other people vanish mysteriously, one of Dr Earle's house guests among them. What is the explanation for the disappearances? If the missing people have been murdered, what can be the motive? This fiendishly complicated puzzle is one that only Inspector French can solve. Freeman Wills Crofts was a master of the intricately and ingeniously plotted detective novel, and The Hog's Back Mystery shows him at the height of his powers. This new edition of a classic mystery is introduced by the crime fiction expert Martin Edwards.
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johncadams
The Hog's Back Mystery | Freeman Wills Crofts
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The Hog‘s Back Mystery has lots of twists and turns. Riveting.

#murdermystery #detectivefiction

MrsK ❤️Crofts. Hog‘s Back was one of the first of his I read. He‘s considered a “Humdrum” amongst mystery writers from the same period, but his complex plots are fab🤩 2y
johncadams @MrsKinvestigates Thanks for the follow. Always delighted to follow back. 2y
MrsK Thank you! BTW, you image selections for books are beautiful! 2y
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rabbitprincess
The Hog's Back Mystery | Freeman Wills Crofts
Mehso-so

A so-so relative to other Freeman Wills Crofts books. It is meticulously plotted but perhaps a bit slower than I was looking for. Still, the murder was actually pretty grim!

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Mdargusch
The Hog's Back Mystery | Freeman Wills Crofts
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So far my book buying this year has everything to do with great book covers! 💁🏼‍♀️I was very excited to snag the set of British Library Crime Classics in hardcover from the Folio sale.

LeahBergen Oooh, pretty! 4y
robinb I haven‘t heard of this series...need to check it out. 👍😊 4y
erzascarletbookgasm 😍 ❤️ 4y
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BarbaraBB All of them are gorgeous! 4y
batsy Oh wow 😍 4y
Reviewsbylola Jealous!! 4y
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jenniferw88
The Hog's Back Mystery | Freeman Wills Crofts
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squirrelbrain I‘ve read one of the ‘Two Old Fools‘ books, but I don‘t think it was that one - it was very funny though! 5y
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emily_m_tubb
The Hog's Back Mystery | Freeman Wills Crofts
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#SpookyOctober #TakesPlaceNearMe
I drive along this road every day on my commute to work. My mum owns this book, so I will be borrowing it from her very soon!

@Jess7

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CoronationCorgi
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I'm just starting this tonight and I love the cover.