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A Short distance in front of him a hump in the white ribbon of the road with parapet walls narrowing in at each Side indicated a bridge. He cut Off his engine and, allowing his machine to coast, brought it to a stand at the summit. Then dismounting, he slid it back on its bracket, stretched himself luxuriously, and looked around.
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‘Undeniably the greatest of detective story writers.’ ― Outlook
‘This early story by Freeman Wills Crofts has lost nothing in the passage of time: indeed, it seems almost better than ever . . . One of the classics of modern crime fiction.’ ― New York Times
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Freeman Wills Crofts (1879-1957) was an Irish writer of mysteries, and considered to be one of the big four of the “Golden Age” of detective fiction. He originally pursued a career in engineering working for the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway. He turned to writing during an extended illness in 1919 and produced his first book, The Cask. He wrote over forty books over his career, many of them featuring his most famous character, Inspector French.
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