Murderers Make Mistakes by Freeman Wills Crofts (Hodder, March 1948, 8/6d, 285pp, hc, co, cover by Bip Pares) [Insp. Joseph French]
Original collection of 23 stories, adapted from radio plays. The first 12 stories are divided into two parts: in the first part the murder is committed and in the second part French explains the mistake the murderer made. In the remaining 11 stories French narrates the stories to the reader.
- · Part One: Double Stories
- 13 · The Case of the Old Gun [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa; has the same opening as “The Match” (Detection Medley ed. John Rhode, Hutchinson, 1939) but a different denouement.
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on October 29, 1943 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 25 · The Case of the Cliff Path [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on November 5, 1943 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 37 · The Case of the Telephone Call [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa; a modified version of this was previously published as “The Vertical Line” (The Illustrated London News November 20, 1935).
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on November 12, 1943 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 49 · The Case of the Lower Flat [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on November 19, 1943 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 60 · The Case of the Army Truck [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on December 3, 1943 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 72 · The Case of the Invalid Colonel [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on August 23, 1944 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 84 · The Case of the Hidden Sten Gun [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on March 23, 1944 as part of Here’s Wishing You Well Again, with the protagonist changed from Dr. Carteret to Inspector French.
- 97 · The Case of the Hunt Ball [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa; has the same opening as “The Hunt Ball” (Holly Leaves, November 21, 1937) but a different denouement.
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on November 26, 1943 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 109 · The Case of the Avaricious Moneylender [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on September 27, 1944 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 123 · The Case of the Evening Visitor [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on June 4, 1945 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 136 · The Case of the Enthusiastic Rabbit-Breeder [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play “The Man Who Bred Rabbits” broadcast on the BBC on February 24, 1944 as part of Here’s Wishing You Well Again, with the protagonist changed from Dr. Carteret to Inspector French.
- 148 · The Case of the Retired Wine-Merchant [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on September 13, 1944 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- · Part Two: Single Stories
- 163 · The Case of the Home Guard Trench [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on August 30, 1944 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 176 · The Case of the Playwright’s Manuscript [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play “The Case of the Stolen Manuscript” on the BBC on November 4, 1943 as part of Here’s Wishing You Well Again, with the protagonist changed from Dr. Carteret to Inspector French.
- 188 · The Case of the Limestone Quarry [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on September 20, 1944 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 200 · The Case of the L-Shaped Room [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on January 13, 1944 as part of Here’s Wishing You Well Again, with the protagonist changed from Dr. Carteret to Inspector French.
- 212 · The Case of the Stolen Hand Grenade [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on May 14, 1945 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 223 · The Case of the Relief Signalman [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on May 21, 1945 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 233 · The Case of the Burning Barn [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on May 7, 1945 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 243 · The Case of the Solicitor’s Holiday [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on September 6, 1944 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 255 · The Case of the Swinging Boom [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on June 1, 1944 as part of Here’s Wishing You Well Again, with the protagonist changed from Dr. Carteret to Inspector French.
- 267 · The Case of the Fireside Mountaineer [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play “The Case of the Man Who Loved Mountains” broadcast on the BBC on April 30, 1945 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
- 277 · The Case of the Waiting Car [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · sa
adapted from the radio play of the same name broadcast on the BBC on May 28, 1945 as part of Inspector French’s Cases.
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