Project Gutenberg 2023-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 286 Crofts, Freeman Wills 1879 1957 The Starvel Hollow tragedy : $b An Inspector French case $aUnited States :$bGrosset & Dunlap, $c1927. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_French_and_the_Starvel_Tragedy Also published with the title: Inspector French and the Starvel tragedy. Brian Raiter "The Starvel Hollow Tragedy: An Inspector French Case" by Freeman Wills Crofts is a detective novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows Inspector French as he investigates a tragic fire that resulted in the deaths of three individuals in a remote Yorkshire home, Starvel. The story centers on Ruth Averill, the orphaned niece of the miserly deceased, as well as the unfolding investigation led by the diligent Inspector French, uncovering layers of mystery and potential foul play associated with the incident. At the start of the book, Ruth Averill is introduced in a gloomy setting, feeling trapped in her life at Starvel, where she endures a distant relationship with her miserly uncle Simon. As she prepares for a chance to escape her dreary surroundings through a visit to a friend, she receives shocking news about a fire that has claimed her uncle and the Roper couple's lives. The opening lays the groundwork for a gripping mystery filled with personal loss, as Ruth grapples with her emotional turmoil in the aftermath of the tragedy. The subsequent inquest reveals various aspects of the deceased’s lives while hinting at underlying tensions and potential clues, setting the stage for French's investigation into whether the fire was truly an accident or something more sinister. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Starvel_Hollow_Tragedy/mi0uAAAAIAAJ 20230627160048crofts 1927 US Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Police -- Great Britain -- Fiction French, Joseph (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 554283 2025-07-28T07:37:24.964604 text/html 529142 2024-12-09T10:11:04 text/html 479003 2025-07-28T07:37:31.285563 application/epub+zip 478410 2025-07-28T07:37:25.905618 application/epub+zip 292884 2025-07-28T07:37:25.364618 application/epub+zip 614860 2025-07-28T07:37:36.022516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587038 2025-07-28T07:37:30.934614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528921 2025-07-28T07:37:24.245629 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 509081 2024-12-09T10:11:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16783 2025-07-28T07:37:36.166513 application/rdf+xml 17605 2025-07-28T07:37:25.514567 image/jpeg 3249 2025-07-28T07:37:25.438570 image/jpeg 495527 2025-07-28T07:37:25.012606 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia