# The Box Office Murders — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Box Office Murders by Freeman Wills Crofts.

- [I: The Purple Sickle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/i-the-purple-sickle.md): Inspector Joseph French is introduced while working on a routine case at Scotland Yard. He receives a phone call from Mr. Arrowsmith, a criminal lawyer, who sends a young woman named Thurza Darke to share a troubling sto
- [II: French Makes an Assignation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/ii-french-makes-an-assignation.md): French investigates the disappearance of Thurza Darke after she fails to meet him for a planned assignation. He learns of her death and presses for a postmortem, which reveals she drowned in fresh water despite being fou
- [III: The Inquest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/iii-the-inquest.md): The inquest into Thurza Darke's death reveals that she was drowned in fresh water before her body was placed in the sea, confirming murder. Inspector French decides to withhold some details to lull the conspirators into 
- [IV: French Makes a Start](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/iv-french-makes-a-start.md): Inspector French begins his investigation into Thurza Darke's murder, interviewing witnesses at her boarding house and the Milan cinema, where he learns of a mysterious visitor—likely Gwen Lestrange—who met Darke on the 
- [VI: The Supreme Appeal Court](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/vi-the-supreme-appeal-court.md): French faces a period of stagnation after initial progress. He investigates boarding houses to find depressed cinema cashiers, narrowing his focus to three women: Lillian Burgess, Molly Moran, and Esther Isaacs. New repo

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- [VII: Fair Passengers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/vii-fair-passengers.md)
- [The Grey Car's Round](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/viii-the-grey-car-s-round.md)
- [IX: French Makes a Second Assignation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/ix-french-makes-a-second-assignation.md)
- [X: Mr. Cracksman French](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/x-mr-cracksman-french.md)
- [XI: The Happy Paterfamilias](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/xi-the-happy-paterfamilias.md)
- [XII: The Car’s Freight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/xii-the-car-s-freight.md)
- [XIII: The Transport of Supplies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/xiii-the-transport-of-supplies.md)
- [The Property Adjoining](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/xiv-the-property-adjoining.md)
- [XV: Mr. Cullimore Expounds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/xv-mr-cullimore-expounds.md)
- [XVI: In the Net](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/xvi-in-the-net.md)
- [XVII: The Shadows Loom Nearer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/xvii-the-shadows-loom-nearer.md)
- [XVIII: When Greek Meets Greek](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/xviii-when-greek-meets-greek.md)
- [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/xix-conclusion.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/endnotes.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_box_office_murders_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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