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the three coffins
the three coffins
Author: john dickson carr
he killed his first victim and literally disappeared. he killed his second victim in the middle of an empty street, with watchers at either end; yet not a soul saw him, and no footprint appeared in the snow. — the perplexing murder of professor grimmaud and the equally incredible murder on cagliostro street presented the famous dr. fell with the...  more »
ISBN: 37616
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Publisher: dell (copyright 1935, 1st printing 1960)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This is one of the so-called "classic" locked room mysteries, in which an appparently impossible murder takes place. In fact, lead sleuth Dr. Gideon Fell lectures at one point about the myriad locked room crime methods. The actual solution to the murder at hand is so convoluted it made my brain hurt; much more enjoyable is the interplay among the characters.
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another old one. i still love it. this is a quirky twist of his locked room mystery fame.


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