The Hog's Back Mystery

Written by Freeman Wills Crofts

Narrated by Gordon Griffin

Dr James Earle and his wife live in comfortable seclusion near the Hog's Back, a ridge in the North Downs in the beautiful Surrey countryside. When Dr Earle disappears from his cottage, Inspector French is called in to investigate. At first he suspects a simple domestic intrigue—and begins to uncover a web of romantic entanglements beneath the couple's peaceful rural life. The case soon takes a more complex turn. Other people vanish mysteriously, one of Dr Earle's house guests among them. What is the explanation for the disappearances? If the missing people have been murdered, what can be the motive?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Soundings
• Release date: Nov 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781407957692

Freeman Wills Crofts

Freeman Wills Crofts (1879–1957) was an Irish author of detective fiction. Born in Dublin, he spent decades as a railroad engineer in Northern Ireland. When a long illness kept him away from work, he wrote The Cask (1920), a mystery novel that launched him to immediate popularity. He continued writing after he returned to work, finally leaving the railroad in 1929 to write full time. His best-known novels include The Starvel Hollow Tragedy (1927) and The 12:30 from Croydon (1934).

Reviews for The Hog's Back Mystery

[Grace Mitchell · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Easy listening and well read , enjoyed the story line

[catherine malalah · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very engaging and entertaining, it's my first read of this author and I can't wait to read more from him.