Mystery in the Channel
First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Freeman Wills Crofts |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector French |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club (UK) Harper & Brothers (US) |
Publication date | 1931 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Preceded by | Sir John Magill's Last Journey |
| Followed by | Sudden Death |
Mystery in the Channel is a 1931 detective novel by Freeman Wills Crofts. It is the seventh book in his series of novels featuring Inspector French of Scotland Yard, a prominent figure of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction known for his methodical technique. Like much of the series it features elements of police procedural, particularly the painstaking breaking down of alibis. It was published in America the same year by Harper under the altered title Mystery in the English Channel.