Freeman Wills Crofts Reading Order
1 series · 49 books
Freeman Wills Crofts was an Irish engineer turned mystery writer whose prolific career spanned five decades. Best known for his meticulous detective stories featuring Inspector Joseph French, Crofts crafted intricate plots grounded in the technical knowledge from his engineering background. His work epitomizes the golden age of detective fiction, with dozens of carefully constructed puzzles that emphasize logical deduction and procedural detail over sensation.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete49 books
Start with The Floating Admiral, the first of 49 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Losing Game |
| 2 | Antidote to venom |
| 3 | Anything to Declare? |
| 4 | Bann and Lough Neagh drainage |
| 5 | Circumstantial evidence |
| 6 | Country House Murders |
| 7 | Crime at Guildford |
| 8 | Death of a train |
| 9 | Death on the way |
| 10 | Enemy Unseen |
| 11 | Fatal venture |
| 12 | Fear Comes to Chalfont |
| 13 | Found floating |
| 14 | Four great mystery novels |
| 15 | French strikes oil |
| 16 | Golden Ashes |
| 17 | Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy |
| 18 | Inspector French and the Starvel Tragedy |
| 19 | Inspector French's greatest case |
| 20 | James Tarrant Adventurer |
| 21 | Man overboard! |
| 22 | Many A Slip |
| 23 | Murder Most Foul |
| 24 | Murderers Make Mistakes |
| 25 | Mystery in the channel |
| 26 | Mystery of The Sleeping Car Express |
| 27 | Mystery on Southampton Water |
| 28 | Silence for the Murderer |
| 29 | Sir John Magills Last Journey |
| 30 | Six Against the Yard |
| 31 | Sudden Death |
| 32 | The 12:30 from Croydon |
| 33 | The Anatomy of murder |
| 34 | The Box Office Murders |
| 35 | The Cheyne Mystery |
| 36 | The End of Andrew Harrison |
| 37 | The Groote Park Murder |
| 38 | The Hog's Back mystery |
| 39 | The Loss of the Jane Vosper |
| 40 | The Ponson Case |
| 41 | The Sea Mystery |
| 42 | The affair at Little Wokeham |
| 43 | The cask |
| 44 | The four gospels in one story |
| 45 | Wilful and premeditated |
| 46 | Young Robin Brand, detective |
| 47 | The Floating Admiral 1931 |
| 48 | The Pit-Prop Syndicate 1979 |
| 49 | The Scoop / Behind the Screen 1983 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Freeman Wills Crofts written?
- Freeman Wills Crofts has written 49 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1931 to 1983.
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