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Freeman Wills Crofts

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Crofts, Freeman Wills
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Date of birth
1879-06-01
Place of birth
Dublin
Date of death
1957-04-11
Place of death
Worthing

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Freeman Wills Crofts FRSA (1 June 1879 – 11 April 1957) was an Irish engineer and mystery author, remembered best for the character of Inspector Joseph French.

A railway engineer by training, Crofts introduced railway themes into many of his stories, which were notable for their intricate planning. Although Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie, and authors of the so-called golden age of detective fiction are more famous, he was esteemed by those authors, and many of his books are still in print.

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irish writer.

Last modified: 2023-06-25 (revision #144004)

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NameFormatISBNRelease Date
Inspector French’s Greatest CaseeBook?2022-11-20
The Pit-Prop SyndicateeBook?2017-10-25
The CaskeBook?2020-11-23
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Q645074

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