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Pit Prop Syndicate

Seymour Merriman stops at the side of the road 26 miles outside Bordeaux, an action that will change his life forever. The events that follow lead him into mystery, smuggling, murder and love. Two amateur detectives try to unravel the mystery of changing number plates, and everything else that surrounds the pit prop syndicate, before the case is handed over to Inspector Willis of Scotland Yard. (KHand) (8 hr 47 min)

Chapters

The Sawmill on the Lesque

An Interesting Suggestion

The Start of the Cruise

A Commercial Proposition

The Visit of the "Girondin"

A Change of Venue

The Ferriby Depot

The Unloading of the "Girondin"

The Second Cargo

Merriman Becomes Desperate

An Unexpected Ally

Murder!

A Promising Clue

A Mystifying Discovery

Inspector Willis Listens In

The Secret of the Syndicate

"Archer Plants Stuff"

The Bordeaux Lorries

Willis Spreads His Net

The Double Cross