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- The Seat of the Scornful: A Devon Mystery (British Library Crime Classics) by John Dickson Carr
The Seat of the Scornful: A Devon Mystery (British Library Crime Classics) by John Dickson Carr
The Seat of the Scornful: A Devon Mystery (British Library Crime Classics) by John Dickson Carr
When the police arrive at the holiday bungalow of the haughty Justice Ireton to find a man killed by gunshot and the high court judge brandishing a pistol, the case seems as straightforward as it is scandalous. Yet, with the incongruous assemblage of physical evidence, the judge's denial of any participation in the crime, and the recent events of his daughter's love life combined, the deceptively simple case is soon steeped in complexity.
At a loss in the bizarre circumstances, the local forces call in the larger-than-life sleuth Dr. Gideon Fell, who had been contending with Ireton's intellect over a chess game just the previous day. With Fell and the judge now facing off as detective and suspect, a new battle of wits begins in this fiendishly plotted masterclass of the mystery genre.
John Dickson Carr (1906 - 1977) was a hugely popular and prolific author of crime fiction, regarded as one of the finest writers of "Golden Age" mysteries. Though born in Pennsylvania, Carr developed a distinctly British style to his mystery writing from his time living in England and became one of only two Americans ever admitted to the Detection Club.
POISONED PEN PRESS, SOFTCOVER, 1942, 2023
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