French strikes oil

Description:

The political, moral and environmental aspects of the discovery of oil in rural England provide a surprisingly modern start to this story, set in the early 1950s. A violent death occurs, the rest of the family behave stupidly, suspicion flies in all directions and Inspector French painstakingly, and at length, untangles the problem.

subjects: Fiction,  Joseph French (Fictitious character),  Police in fiction,  Police

Places: Great Britain,  England,  Bristol

Times: Early 1950s