02342cam a22003613u 4500 72771 UtSlPG 20260610134701.0 m cr n 260607r20241928utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 28019241 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Crofts, Freeman Wills, 1879-1957 The sea mystery Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea_Mystery Release date is 2024-01-21 Brian Raiter "The Sea Mystery" by Freeman Wills Crofts is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Mr. Morgan, a manager of a tin-plate works, who, while enjoying a fishing trip with his son Evan, inadvertently discovers a crate that contains a dead body. This unsettling find sets off a chain of investigations led by Inspector French, who seeks to unravel the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death and the crate's origins. At the start of the novel, Mr. Morgan and Evan are having a quiet fishing excursion in Burry Inlet, Wales, when they accidentally hook a crate from the seabed. Upon retrieving it, they are met with a nauseating smell emanating from within and a disturbing realization that a decomposed body is inside. Mr. Morgan, wanting to protect his son from the horror, decides to inform the local authorities after they return home. The opening chapters establish a suspenseful atmosphere as the investigation begins, introducing not only a complex murder mystery but also the personal struggles of Mr. Morgan as he grapples with the grim reality of his discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928 Detective and mystery stories Police -- Great Britain -- Fiction French, Joseph (Fictitious character) -- Fiction https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101865194 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72771 113496 113496