Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder \'As pretty a piece of work as Inspector French has done...
He was the author of more than thirty detective novels, and was greatly acclaimed by peers such as Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler..
About the Author: FREEMAN Wills Crofts (1879-1957) was one of the pre-eminent writers in the golden age of British crime fiction.
This new edition of a classic Mystery is introduced by the crime fiction expert Martin Edwards.
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.
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.
Other people vanish mysteriously, one of Dr Earle\'s house guests among them.
The case soon takes a more complex turn.
At first he suspects a simple domestic intrigue--and begins to uncover a web of romantic entanglements beneath the couple\'s peaceful rural life.
When Dr Earle disappears from his cottage, Inspector French is called in to investigate.
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.
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder \'As pretty a piece of work as Inspector French has done..
