Rim of the Pit by Hake Talbot
The cult classic mystery that John Dickson Carr hailed as "a marvel of ingenuity.""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.
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...
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, The Rim of the Pit is a cult classic of the Golden Age era deserving of a wide audience today.
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Hake Talbot wrote two impossible crime novels featuring Rogan Kincaid and Ramble House is proud to bring both of them back for modern readers to enjoy. The Hangman's Handyman and Rim of the Pit are classics of the genre.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781613164655 |
| ISBN 10 | 1613164653 |
| Title | Rim of the Pit |
| Author | Hake Talbot |
| Series | An American Mystery Classic |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penzler Publishers |
| Year published | 2023-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |