Project Gutenberg 2025-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 281 Crofts, Freeman Wills 1879 1957 The purple sickle murders $aNew York, NY :$bGrosset & Dunlap, $c1929. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Box_Office_Murders Brian Raiter "The Purple Sickle Murders" by Freeman Wills Crofts is a detective novel written in the late 1920s. The story centers around Inspector Joseph French, a member of Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department, as he investigates the mysterious and brutal murder of a young woman named Thurza Darke. The opening portion hints at themes of crime and deception, highlighting both the investigative process and the psychological complexity of the characters involved. At the start of the narrative, Inspector French is engaged in what seems to be a routine case when he receives a call about a young lady who believes she is in danger. This leads him to meet Thurza Darke, who fears for her life and claims that her friend, Eileen Tucker, had been murdered rather than having committed suicide as reported. As Miss Darke recounts her harrowing experience with a dubious figure named Mr. Style, who bears a scar resembling a purple sickle, the tone shifts from mundane police work to a race against time to solve a potentially dangerous mystery. The opening effectively sets the stage for a gritty exploration of crime and its psychological repercussions, drawing readers into a compelling case of murder and intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101642481 20250218220348crofts 1929 US Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Police -- Great Britain -- Fiction French, Joseph (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 443232 2025-06-30T03:49:04.510297 text/html 418172 2025-02-28T11:50:51 text/html 704359 2025-06-30T03:49:10.233271 application/epub+zip 703821 2025-06-30T03:49:05.552271 application/epub+zip 323800 2025-06-30T03:49:04.979303 application/epub+zip 1252447 2025-06-30T03:49:14.131231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1228724 2025-06-30T03:49:09.781303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417962 2025-06-30T03:49:03.888283 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 398219 2025-02-28T11:50:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16189 2025-06-30T03:49:14.263222 application/rdf+xml 14236 2025-06-30T03:49:05.154270 image/jpeg 2265 2025-06-30T03:49:05.065282 image/jpeg 964383 2025-06-30T03:49:04.556303 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