It Walks by Night (British Library Crime Classics) by John Dickson Carr

It Walks by Night (British Library Crime Classics) by John Dickson Carr

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder

With an introduction by Martin Edwards and featuring the Dickson Carr short story The Shadow of the Goat

We are thrilled to welcome John Dickson Carr into the Crime Classics series with his first novel, a brooding locked room mystery in the gathering dusk of the French capital.

In the smoke-wreathed gloom of a Parisian salon, Inspector Bencolin has summoned his allies to discuss a peculiar case. A would-be murderer, imprisoned for his attempt to kill his wife, has escaped and is known to have visited a plastic surgeon. His whereabouts remain a mystery, though with his former wife poised to marry another, Bencolin predicts his return.

Sure enough, the Inspector's worst suspicions are realized when the beheaded body of the new suitor is discovered in a locked room of the salon, with no apparent exit. Bencolin sets off into the Parisian night to unravel the dumbfounding mystery and track down the sadistic killer.

Dickson Carr, John: - 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.

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ISBN 13	9781492699651
ISBN 10	1492699659
Title	It Walks by Night (British Library Crime Classics)
Author	John Dickson Carr
Series	British Library Crime Classics Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Poisoned Pen Press
Year published	2020-03-03
Number of pages	272
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