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During a trans‑English‑Channel run, the steamer *Chichester* encounters a motionless, seemingly abandoned yacht. When crew members investigate, they find a trail of blood leading to a dead body on the deck and a second victim in the ship’s cabin, both shot.
With no one alive aboard, Chief Constable Turnbull and the ship’s third officer, Mackintosh, bring the case to Newhaven. Turnbull insists on a seasoned investigator, and Inspector French is dispatched.
French methodically pieces together the evidence, confronting the ship’s crew, interrogating witnesses, and uncovering secrets that explain the murders and the mysterious yacht. By the end, the truth is revealed in a logical, classic Crofts style, reaffirming French’s reputation as a deft detective.
First publish date: 1931
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Freeman Wills Crofts
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