{"product_id":"books-rim-of-the-pit-by-hake-talbot","title":"Rim of the Pit","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe cult classic mystery that John Dickson Carr hailed as \"a marvel of ingenuity.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"I came here to make a dead man change his mind.\" So begins a creepy and unusual mystery celebrated to this day as one of the greatest \"impossible crime\" novels of all time. When a family's promise to protect the beloved pine grove of their dead father creates a financial strain, a seance is suggested to summon the ghost of the late logger and ask its permission. A mixed group of skeptics and believers convene at a snow-bound lodge to call the spirit with a group that includes a gambler, a businessman, a clairvoyant, a professor and a refugee, amongst others. With so many diverse interests at the table, the tensions run high--but when one of the participants ends up dead, there is reason to suspect that a nefarious spirit is to blame.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The body is discovered in a locked room, impenetrable from the outside--just one of many bizarre and inexplicable circumstances surrounding the scene of the crime. There is also the trail of footprints in the snow, beginning and ending amid a field of untouched powder; another on the roof, with the tracks leading for a short distance before vanishing into nothingness; and, there are fingerprints on a gun suspended at an unreachable height...\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Supernatural undertones and eerie atmosphere clear away in the third act to present a logical conclusion to the case, teasing out the clues and murder methods that unscrupulous readers may have missed. With its off-beat exposition, puzzling plot and exceptional prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Rim of the Pit\u003c\/i\u003e is a cult classic of the Golden Age era deserving of a wide audience today.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53674237526289,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781613164655.jpg?v=1781529959","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-rim-of-the-pit-by-hake-talbot","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}