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The Eight of Swords (American Mystery Classics) by John Dickson Carr
The Eight of Swords (American Mystery Classics) by John Dickson Carr
In a house in the English countryside, a man has just turned up dead, surrounded by a crime scene that seems, at first glance, to be reasonably straightforward. He's found with a bullet through the head in an unlocked room, and all signs point to a recent visitor as the perpetrator. The body is even accompanied by an ostentatious clue, presumably left by the killer: the Eight of Swords tarot card, an allusion, perhaps, to justice.
But when Dr. Gideon Fell arrives at the house to investigate, he finds that certain aspects of the murder scene don't quite add up -- and that every new piece of evidence introduces a new problem instead of a new solution. Add to that the suggestion of a poltergeist on the property, the appearance of American gangsters, and the constant interruptions of two dabbling amateur sleuths adjacent to the case, and you have a situation puzzling enough to push Fell's powers of deduction to their limits. But will Fell be able to cut through their distractions and get to the heart of the matter before more murders take place?
John Dickson Carr (1906 - 1971) was one of the greatest writers of the American Golden Age mystery, and the only American author to be included in England's legendary Detection Club during his lifetime. He wrote more than seventy novels and is best known today for his locked-room mysteries.
PENZLER PUBLISHERS, SOFTCOVER, 1934, 2021
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