{"product_id":"9780008393274","title":"Inspector French and the Mystery on Southampton Water : Book 9","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Freeman Wills Crofts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic crime\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 September 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers (Collins Crime Club) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Inspector French' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 25mm | 250g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, ‘The King of Detective Story Writers’, this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Joymount Rapid Hardening Cement Manufacturing Company on the Solent is in serious financial trouble. Its rival, Chayle on the Isle of Wight, has a secret new manufacturing process and is underselling them. Having failed to crack the secret legitimately, two employees hatch a plot to break in and steal it. But the scheme does not go according to plan, resulting in damage and death, and Inspector French is brought in to solve one of the most dramatic and labyrinthine cases of his entire career.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Freeman Wills Crofts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64838295912797,"sku":"9780008393274","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9780008393274.jpg?v=1780054707","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9780008393274","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}