From the Collins Crime Club archive, the forgotten second novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed 'The King of Detective Story Writers'.
When the body of Sir William Ponson is found in the Cranshaw River near his home of Luce Manor, it is assumed to be an accident - until the evidence points to murder. Inspector Tanner of Scotland Yard discovers that those who would benefit most from Sir William's death seem to have unbreakable alibis, and a mysterious fifth man whose footprints were found at the crime scene is nowhere to be found . . .
This Detective Story Club classic is introduced by Dolores Gordon-Smith, author of the Jack Haldean Golden Age mysteries.
| ISBN: | 9780008159313 |
| Publication date: | 5th March 2020 |
| Author: | Freeman Wills Crofts |
| Publisher: | Collins Crime Club an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | The Detective Club |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Classic crime and mystery fiction Historical crime and mysteries Crime and mystery: police procedural Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss |
From the Collins Crime Club archive, the forgotten second novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, once dubbed 'The King of Detective Story Writers'.
When the body of Sir William Ponson is found in the Cranshaw River near his home of Luce Manor, it is assumed to be an accident - until the evidence points to murder. Inspector Tanner of Scotland Yard discovers that those who would benefit most from Sir William's death seem to have unbreakable alibis, and a mysterious fifth man whose footprints were found at the crime scene is nowhere to be found . . .
This Detective Story Club classic is introduced by Dolores Gordon-Smith, author of the Jack Haldean Golden Age mysteries.
The Ponson Case features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
The Ponson Case is available in Paperback, Hardback,
The Ponson Case was written by Freeman Wills Crofts and published by Collins Crime Club an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
The Ponson Case has 272 pages
Yes it is part of The Detective Club series
£8.09