He Who Whispers - Couverture souple

Dickson Carr, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1464216479 ISBN 13 : 9781464216473

Editeur : Poisoned Pen Press, 2024

Synopsis

"Fiendishly ingenious...originally published in 1946, Carr upends the standard locked-room mystery by setting a murder in a totally exposed space: the top of a tower, in broad daylight, and with witnesses below." --Booklist, Starred Review

Carr considered this novel one of his best works, and it is easy to see why when experiencing its ingenious plot delivered with an astounding pace and masterfully drawn characters including none other than the great detective Dr. Gideon Fell.

"It almost seemed that the murder, if it was a murder, must have been committed by someone who could rise up unsupported in the air..."

When Miles Hammond is invited to a meeting of the Murder Club in London, he is met instead with just two other guests and is treated to a strange tale of an impossible crime in France years before; the murder of a man on a tower with only one staircase, under watch at the time at which the murder took place. With theories of levitating vampires abounding, the story comes home to Miles when he realises that the librarian he has just hired for his home is none other than Fay Seton, a woman at the heart of this bizarre and unsolved past murder.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Dickson Carr (November 30, 1906 - February 27, 1977) was a hugely popular and prolific author of crime fiction, regarded as one of the finest writers of 'Golden Age' mysteries. He was one of only two Americans ever admitted to the Detection Club, a prestigious honor amongst writers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Poisoned Pen Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1464216479
• ISBN 13: 9781464216473
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
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• Personne responsable: non disponible