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Title Statement | The 12.30 from Croydon / Freeman Wills Crofts ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Twelve thirty from Croydon |
Series | British Library crime classics |
Author | Crofts, Freeman Wills, 1879-1957 |
Publication | Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press,2016. |
Edition | First US trade paperback edition. |
Extent of Item | 349 pages ; |
ISBN | 1464206732 (pbk.) 9781464206733 (pbk.) |
Other Number | 3093493 |
General Notes | Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1934. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary | Andrew Crowther, a wealthy retired manufacturer, is found dead in his seat on the 12.30 flight from Croydon to Paris. Rather less orthodox is the ensuing flashback in which we live with the killer at every stage, from the first thoughts of murder to the strains and stresses of living with its execution. |
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By Topic | French, Joseph (Fictitious character)--Fiction |
Police--Fiction--Great Britain | |
Businessmen--Fiction--Crimes against | |
Criminal behavior--Fiction | |
Inheritance and succession--Fiction | |
Murder--Fiction--Investigation | |
Nineteen thirties--Fiction | |
By Name | Great BritainMetropolitan Police Office--Fiction |
By Location | Yorkshire (England)--Fiction |
By Genre | Mystery fiction |