Title: The 12:30 from Croydon
Author: Freeman Willis Crofts
Publisher: The British Library
Publication Date: 2016
ISBN: 0712356495
Type: Paperback
Condition: New
Jacket condition: No Jacket
Edition: Reprint
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1934.
We begin with a body. Andrew Crowther, a wealthy retired manufacturer, is found dead in his seat on the 12.30 flight from Croydon to Paris. Rather less orthodox is the ensuing flashback in which we live with the killer at every stage, from the first thoughts of murder to the strains and stresses of living with its execution. Seen from the criminal's perspective, a mild-mannered Inspector by the name of French is simply another character who needs to be dealt with.
