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The Pit-Prop Syndicate
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Two young Englishmen grow suspicious of a company importing pit-props from France and investigate its apparent smuggling operation, which leads to a wider criminal inquiry. This Golden Age detective novel suits readers who enjoy methodical, puzzle-based crime fiction.
Freeman Wills Crofts
Freeman Wills Crofts FRSA was an Irish engineer and mystery author, remembered best for his Inspector French novels, starting with Inspector French's Greatest Case (1924).
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