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A John Dickson Carr Trio: The Crooked Hinge; The Case of the Constant Suicides; The Three Coffins

A John Dickson Carr Trio: The Crooked Hinge; The Case of the Constant Suicides; The Three Coffins

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A John Dickson Carr Trio: The Crooked Hinge; The Case of the Constant Suicides; The Three Coffins

by Carr, John Dickson

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1957. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Book cub edition. Jacket rubbed with small tears, jacket lightly toned. 1957 Hard Cover. 472 pp. Three books in one volume: The Crooked Hinge; The Case of the Constant Suicides; The Three Coffins. ABOUT THE CROOKED HINGE: Banished from the idyllic English countryside he once called home and en route to live with his cousin in America, Sir John Farnleigh, black sheep of the wealthy Farnleigh clan, nearly perished in the sinking of the Titanic. Though he survived the catastrophe, his ties with his family did not, and he never returned to England—not even for the funerals of his mother, his father, or, most recently, his older brother Dudley. Now, nearly 25 years since he was first sent away, Sir John has finally returned home to claim his inheritance. But another “Sir John” soon follows, an unexpected man who insists he has absolute proof of his identity and of his claim to the estate. Before the case can be settled, however, one of the two men is murdered, and Dr. Gideon Fell, who happens to be passing through the village, finds himself facing one of the most challenging cases of his career. To solve it, he'll have to confront a series of bizarre and chilling phenomena, diving deep into the realm of the occult and brushing up against witchcraft, magic, and a sinister automaton to solve a seemingly impossible crime. ABOUT THE CASE OF THE CONSTANT SUICIDES: When the Campbell family begins to suspect that Angus Campbell's death was the result of murder not suicide, they ask Dr. Fell to investigate. ABOUT THE THREE COFFINS: Professor Charles Grimaud was explaining to some friends the natural causes behind an ancient superstition about men leaving their coffins when a stranger entered and challenged Grimaud's skepticism. The stranger asserted that he had risen from his own coffin and that four walls meant nothing to him. He added, 'My brother can do more... he wants your life and will call on you!' The brother came during a snowstorm, walked through the locked front door, shot Grimaud and vanished. The tragedy brought Dr Gideon Fell into the bizarre mystery of a killer who left no footprints.

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Title
A John Dickson Carr Trio: The Crooked Hinge; The Case of the Constant Suicides; The Three Coffins
Author
Carr, John Dickson
Format/Binding
Hard Cover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
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Edition
Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1957
Size
8x5x1
Weight
1.19 lbs
Keywords
FICTION MYSTERY THRILLER JOHN DICKSON CARR

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