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Endnotes explained

The endnotes reference two Inspector French novels: The Starvel Hollow Tragedy (1927) and The Sea Mystery (1928), highlighting the ingenuity and brutality of the crimes French solves.

What happens

The endnotes reference two Inspector French novels: The Starvel Hollow Tragedy (1927) and The Sea Mystery (1928), highlighting the ingenuity and brutality of the crimes French solves.

Themes in this chapter

  • Crime and Punishment

    The endnotes describe crimes of 'extraordinary brutality' and 'amazing ingenuity,' underscoring the theme of crime and its detection.

  • Police Procedure and Detection

    Inspector French's methodical work with minimal evidence (a heap of ashes, a naked body) highlights police procedure.

Characters to notice

Key passages

  • The Starvel Hollow Tragedy , published 1927 , in which Inspector French uncovered a crime of extraordinary brutality from a little heap of ashes.

    In the 1927 novel The Starvel Hollow Tragedy, Inspector French solves a brutally violent crime starting from only a small pile of ashes.

    Summarizes the premise of the first referenced novel.

  • The Sea Mystery , published 1928 , in which Inspector French, with no evidence to go by but the naked body of a man washed up from the sea, solved a crime of amazing ingenuity.

    In the 1928 novel The Sea Mystery, Inspector French solves a cleverly devised crime with only the corpse of a man washed ashore as evidence.

    Summarizes the premise of the second referenced novel.

The Box Office Murders — Endnotes Explained