The Pit-Prop Syndicate
Freeman Wills Crofts
Two amateurs notice something wrong at a timber business that ships pit props across the Channel. When a murder follows, Inspector Willis of Scotland Yard takes over and turns their hunch into a full smuggling investigation.
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