A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective
Story Writers', featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.
James Tarrant wants to make a lot of money. But as an assistant chemist
in a sleepy village backwater his career seems to have reached a dead
end and he has no way to further his ambitions. Suddenly inspiration
strikes, and his goal looks to be within reach, with a willing young
accomplice who will do almost anything for him. But would she go as far
as murder? Inspector French is called in to investigate shady business
deals, two-timers, and multiple motives for revenge. . .