INSPECTOR FRENCH, MAN OVERBOARD - Freeman Wills Crofts

A supposed thief disappears off the ferry between  Belfast and Bristol.  The initial verdict is suicide but his employer gets the police to re-open the case.

The nicest thing I say about Crofts is he is without a doubt the most tedious mystery writer to ever draw breath.

This was the second of his I've read just to check that the previous experience wasn't an aberration. I can now say honestly it wasn't. Give him a wide berth.

Its that bad that the blurb on the back cover is obviously written by someone who didn't even read the book as it is completely wrong.