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Freeman Wills Crofts

Born

in Dublin, Ireland

June 01, 1879

Died

April 11, 1957

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Short Stories, Literature & Fiction

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Born in Dublin of English stock, Freeman Wills Crofts was educated at Methodist and Campbell Colleges in Belfast and at age 17 he became a civil engineering pupil, apprenticed to his uncle, Berkeley D Wise who was the chief engineer of the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (BNCR).

In 1899 he became a fully fledged railway engineer before becoming a district engineer and then chief assistant engineer for the BNCR.

He married in 1912, Mary Bellas Canning, a bank manager's daughter. His writing career began when he was recovering from a serious illness and his efforts were rewarded when his first novel 'The Cask' was accepted for publication by a London publishing house. Within two decades the book had sold 100,000 copies. Thereafter he con ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 18,657 ratings · 2,315 reviews · 137 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Hog's Back Mystery (Inspector French #10) 3.64 avg rating — 1,395 ratings — published 1933 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mystery in the Channel 3.71 avg rating — 1,068 ratings — published 1931 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inspector French's Greatest Case (Inspector French #1) 3.75 avg rating — 926 ratings — published 1924 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 12:30 from Croydon 3.66 avg rating — 894 ratings — published 1934 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antidote to Venom 3.64 avg rating — 811 ratings — published 1938 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cask 3.68 avg rating — 759 ratings — published 1920 — 137 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy 4.03 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 1927 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Box Office Murders 3.91 avg rating — 382 ratings — published 1929 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inspector French and the Cheyne Mystery 3.78 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 1926 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sea Mystery (Inspector French #4) 3.91 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 1928 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Inspector French (30 books)
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“If we were all as wise as we should be, we would have no stories to tell”
― Freeman Wills Croft

tags: detective, writing

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“…so is the wish father to the thought in even the most logical of us…”
― Freeman Wills Crofts, Fatal Venture

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Which Golden Age English Mystery would you like to read with us during April? Please vote here by 22nd March, and remember to look in the group afterwards, to see if your choice won! Good luck!

Why Shoot a Butler? by Georgette Heyer

24 votes, 35.3%

A Question of Proof by Nicholas Blake

16 votes, 23.5%

Crossed Skis: An Alpine Mystery by Carol Carnac

15 votes, 22.1%

Mystery in the Channel by Freeman Wills Crofts

13 votes, 19.1%

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