Inspector French

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Joseph French
First appearanceInspector French's Greatest Case
Last appearanceAnything to Declare?
Created byFreeman Wills Crofts
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationPolice inspector
NationalityBritish

Inspector Joseph French is a fictional British detective created by Freeman Wills Crofts.[1] He was one of the prominent detectives of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, appearing in twenty nine novels and a number of short stories between 1924 and 1957. French is a Scotland Yard detective, whose methodical technique breaks down complex alibis. Over the series he is promoted to Chief Inspector and the later to Superintendent. His manner is courteous, he is a happily married and has no major problems in his private life. The series relied largely on puzzle mysteries.[2] [3]

The character was introduced in the 1924 novel Inspector French's Greatest Case, where he investigates a deadly diamond robbery in Hatton Garden.

Novels[]

References[]

  1. ^ James p.101
  2. ^ James p.101
  3. ^ Herbert p.76

Bibliography[]

  • Evans, Curtis. Masters of the "Humdrum" Mystery: Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart and the British Detective Novel, 1920-1961. McFarland, 2014.
  • Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
  • James, Russell. Great British Fictional Detectives. Remember When, 2009.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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