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The 12.30 from Croydon

By: Freeman Wills Crofts
Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
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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. This is an unconventional yet gripping story of intrigue, betrayal, obsession, justification and self-delusion. And will the killer get away with it?

©2016 Estate of Freeman Wills Crofts (P)2016 Soundings Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Crime
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Written in a time gone bye, old fashioned phrase but easy listening.
Overall story ok and well worked

Dated but easy listening

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This was well performed and I listened to the end
Think I prefer a classic whodunnit though.

It's a good story

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Written from the killer's point of view with very little French actually in the book. And it's not an exciting story, even by the rather slow and meticulous normal standard of Inspector French books

Not really an Inspector French book

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This was a really gripping murder mystery write from two points of view. I didn't want it to end.

Excellent

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Inspector French only appears in the final chapters to explain how he solved the murder. The main part of the book is from another viewpoint entirely. This was quite interesting, a bit like R. Freeman Austin.

A different style but still good

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