The Ponson case
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About This Book
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 Dolo...
Chapters (17)
- The Ponson Case
- Chapter I. Mystery at Luce Manor
- Chapter II. A Sinister Suggestion
- Chapter III. Hoaxed?
- Chapter IV. Inspector Tanner Grows Suspicious
- Chapter V. Inspector Tanner Becomes Convinced
- Chapter VI. What Cosgrove Had to Tell
- Chapter VII. Cosgrove’s Trip North
- Chapter VIII. Tanner Finds Himself Duped
- Chapter IX. Lois Drew Takes a Hand
- Chapter X. A Woman’s Wit
- Chapter XI. A Fresh Start
- Chapter XII. A Stern Chase
- Chapter XIII. Blackmail?
- Chapter XIV. A Dramatic Discovery
- Chapter XV. In the Luce Manor Boathouse
- Chapter XVI. Conclusion
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