# The Starvel Hollow Tragedy — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Starvel Hollow Tragedy by Freeman Wills Crofts.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author dedicates the book to his wife, acknowledging her as the source of the story's inspiration.
- [The Starvel Hollow Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/the-starvel-hollow-tragedy.md): The chapter details the tragic fire at Starvel Hollow House, which resulted in the deaths of Markham Giles and the elderly Mr. Averill. Inspector French is brought in to investigate, uncovering clues that suggest the fir
- [I: The Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/i-the-tragedy.md): Ruth Averill, a lonely orphan living with her miserly uncle Simon at Starvel in the Yorkshire moors, receives a surprising invitation from Mrs. Palmer-Gore to visit York. Her uncle not only permits the visit but gives he
- [II: The Inquest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/ii-the-inquest.md): Ruth Averill awakens after the fire with a mix of horror and hope, comforted by Mrs. Oxley and learning from Mr. Oxley that she will inherit some money. She buys mourning clothes and prepares for the inquest, where she g
- [Mr. Tarkington Develops a Theory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/iii-mr-tarkington-develops-a-theory.md): After the inquest, Ruth feels a sense of relief but is troubled by a change in Pierce Whymper's manner. Mr. Oxley reveals that most of Mr. Averill's fortune, kept in cash in his safe, has been destroyed in the fire, leav

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- [IV: Inspector French Goes North](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/iv-inspector-french-goes-north.md)
- [V: French Picks Up a Clue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/v-french-picks-up-a-clue.md)
- [VI: Talloires, Lac d’Annecy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/vi-talloires-lac-d-annecy.md)
- [VII: Posthumous Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/vii-posthumous-evidence.md)
- [VIII: Dr. Philpot’s Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/viii-dr-philpot-s-story.md)
- [IX: The Value of Analysis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/ix-the-value-of-analysis.md)
- [X: Whymper Speaks at Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/x-whymper-speaks-at-last.md)
- [XI: A Startling Theory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/xi-a-startling-theory.md)
- [XII: A Somewhat Gruesome Chapter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/xii-a-somewhat-gruesome-chapter.md)
- [The Piece of Yellow Clay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/xiii-the-piece-of-yellow-clay.md)
- [XIV: The Secret of the Moor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/xiv-the-secret-of-the-moor.md)
- [French Baits His Trap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/xv-french-baits-his-trap.md)
- [XVI: A Double Recall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/xvi-a-double-recall.md)
- [XVII: Concerning Wedding Rings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/xvii-concerning-wedding-rings.md)
- [XVIII: Cumulative Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/xviii-cumulative-evidence.md)
- [The Last Lap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/xix-the-last-lap.md)
- [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_starvel_hollow_tragedy_se/chapters/xx-conclusion.md)

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