FREEMAN WILLS CROFTS:

This is Crofts's output, with year of publication, alternate titles (if any), Swedish titles, and the detective of the story. Nos. 38-53 are short stories that have not been collected in book-form. Unfortunately, I don't have the exact publishing year for the last few titles.

IF = Inspector Joseph French
RB = Robin Brand


  1. THE CASK 1920
    Vinfatet

  2. THE PONSON CASE 1921
    Vattenfallet

  3. THE PIT-PROP SYNDICATE 1922
    Smuggelbolaget

  4. THE GROOTE PARK MURDER 1924
    Parkmordet

  5. INSPECTOR FRENCH'S GREATEST CASE 1924
    Diamantrovet
    (IF)

  6. INSPECTOR FRENCH AND THE CHEYNE MYSTERY 1926 (The Cheyne mystery)
    Dokumentstölden
    (IF)

  7. INSPECTOR FRENCH AND THE STARVEL TRAGEDY 1927 (The Starvel Hollow tragedy)
    Utpressaren
    (IF)

  8. THE SEA MYSTERY 1928
    Gåtan från havet
    (IF)

  9. THE BOX OFFICE MURDERS 1929 (The purple sickle murders)
    Biomysteriet
    (IF)

  10. SIR JOHN MAGILL'S LAST JOURNEY 1930
    Sista resan
    (IF)

  11. MYSTERY IN THE CHANNEL 1931 (Mystery in the English Channel)
    Mysteriet i Engelska Kanalen
    (IF)

  12. DEATH ON THE WAY 1932 (Double death)
    Vem var det?
    (IF)

  13. SUDDEN DEATH 1932
    Som en tjuv om natten
    (IF)

  14. THE HOG'S BACK MYSTERY 1933 (The strange case of Dr. Earle)
    Hur var det möjligt?
    (IF)

  15. THE 12.30 FROM CROYDON 1934 (Wilful and premeditated)
    12.30 från Croydon
    (IF)

  16. MYSTERY ON SOUTHAMPTON WATERS 1934 (Crime on the Solent)
    Mysteriet vid ön Wight
    (IF)

  17. CRIME AT GUILDFORD 1935 (The crime at Nornes)
    Juvelkuppen
    (IF)

  18. THE LOSS OF THE 'JANE VOSPER' 1936
    Skeppsbrottet
    (IF)

  19. MAN OVERBOARD 1936 (Cold-blooded murder)
    Man överbord
    (IF)

  20. FOUND FLOATING 1937
    Mysteriet i Medelhavet
    (IF)

  21. ANTIDOTE TO VENOM 1938
    Gift och motgift
    (IF)

  22. THE END OF ANDREW HARRISON 1938 (The futile alibi)
    Hur dog Andrew Harrison?
    (IF)

  23. FATAL VENTURE 1939 (Tragedy in the hollow)
    Ett vågspel
    (IF)

  24. GOLDEN ASHES 1940
    Den stora tavelsvindeln
    (IF)

  25. JAMES TARRANT, ADVENTURER 1941 (Circumstancial evidence)
    Brottets skugga
    (IF)

  26. THE LOSING GAME 1941 (A losing game)
    Fångad i nätet
    (IF)

  27. FEAR COMES TO CHALFONT 1942
    Faran kommer
    (IF)

  28. THE AFFAIR AT LITTLE WOKEHAM 1943 (Double tragedy)
    Ett perfekt alibi
    (IF)

  29. ENEMY UNSEEN 1945
    Okänd fiende
    (IF)

  30. DEATH OF A TRAIN 1946
    Tåg 127 mördat
    (IF)

  31. YOUNG ROBIN BRAND, DETECTIVE 1947
    (RB/IF)

  32. MURDERERS MAKE MISTAKES 1947
    Mördare begår misstag
    (IF)

    1. The case of the old gun (NB. This is a version of 38)
      Det gamla geväret
    2. The case of the cliff path
      Den mörka klippstigen
    3. The case of the telephone call (The vertical line)
      Den hemlighetsfulla telefonsignalen
    4. The case of the lower flat
      Den undre våningen
    5. The case of the army truck
      Den stora armétrucken
    6. The case of the invalid colonel
      Den sjuke översten
    7. The case of the hidden sten gun
      Den gömda kulsprutepistolen
    8. The case of the hunt ball (NB. This is a version of 39)
      Den stora julbalen
    9. The case of the avaricious moneylender
      Den samvetslöse penningutlånaren
    10. The case of the evening visitor
      Den sene besökaren
    11. The case of the enthusiastic rabbit-breeder (The case of the man who bred rabbits)
      Den entusiastiske kaninuppfödaren
    12. The case of the retired wine-merchant
      Den förmögne vinhandlaren
    13. The case of the home guard trench
      Den nygrävda skyttegraven
    14. The case of the playwright's manuscript
      Det stulna manuskriptet
    15. The case of the limestone quarry
      Det farliga kalkstensbrottet
    16. The case of the L-shaped room
      Det L-formiga rummet
    17. The case of the stolen hand grenade
      Den försvunna handgranaten
    18. The case of the relief signalman
      Den överkörde ställverksvakten
    19. The case of the burning barn
      Den brinnande logen
    20. The case of the solicitor's holiday
      Den semesterfirande advokaten
    21. The case of the swinging boom
      Den svängande bommen
    22. The case of the fireside mountainer (The case of the man who loved mountains)
      Det mystiska boklånet
    23. The case of the waiting car
      Den parkerade bilen

  33. SILENCE FOR THE MURDERER 1948
    Döden i skuggan
    (IF)

  34. DARK JOURNEY 1951 (French strikes oil)
    Mord i mörker
    (IF)

  35. MANY A SLIP 1955
    (IF)

    1. Crime on the footplate
    2. The flowing tide
    3. The sign manual
    4. Mushroom patties
    5. The suitcase
    6. The medicine bottle (The oversight)
    7. The photograph (The unbreakable alibi)
    8. The 8.12 from Waterloo
    9. The icy torrent
    10. The footbridge
    11. Tea at four
    12. The new cement (The two bottles)
    13. The upper flat
    14. The broken windscreen
    15. The mountain ledge
    16. The unseen observer
    17. Boomerang (Two birds with one spanner)
      Två flugor i en smäll
    18. The aspirins
    19. The brothers Bing
    20. Gull rock
    21. The ruined tower

  36. THE MYSTERY OF THE SLEEPING CAR EXPRESS 1956
    Mysteriet på nattexpressen

    1. The mystery of the sleeping car express
      Mysteriet på nattexpressen
    2. Mr. Pemberton's commission
      Herr Pemberton uträttar ett ärende
       (IF)
    3. The Greuze (The Greuze girl)
      Greuzetavlan
    4. The level crossing
      Den obevakade järnvägsövergången
    5. East wind
      Östanvinden
       (IF)
    6. The parcel
      Det farliga paketet
    7. The motive shows the man *
      Motivet röjer mannen
    8. The affair at Saltover Priory (Saltover Priory)
      Vem sköt? Mordgåtan vid Saltover Priory
       (IF)
    9. The landing ticket
      Landstigningsbiljetten
       (IF)
    10. The raincoat
      Regnrocken
       (IF)

  37. ANYTHING TO DECLARE 1957
    Något att förtulla?
    (IF)




  38. The match 1939 (Mr. Sefton, murderer) (NB. This is a version of 32 a)
    (IF)

  39. The hunt ball 1940 (The hunt ball murder) (NB. This is a version of 32 h)
    (IF)

  40. Perilous journey 1949
    (RB)

  41. Danger in Shroude Valley 1950
    (RB)

  42. Ebb tide 1952

  43. Fingerprints 1952
    (IF)

  44. The two calls 1952

  45. The agent's signature 1952

  46. The faulty stroke 1952
    (IF)

  47. The absent partner 1952

  48. The target 1953
    (IF)

  49. A matter of temperature 19??

  50. Dark waters 19??

  51. Telltale target 19??

  52. Succour unavailing 19??

  53. Teamwork felonious 19??


* Comments from Ex-Supt. Cornish of the CID on how the police would try to solve the crime suggested in the previous short story.


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