Author: John Dickson Carr Year: 1946 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery
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ISBNs: 9780930330385 9781780020020 0930330382 1780020023 |
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At the edge of the woods by the river stands the tower. Once part of a chateau since burnt down, only the tower remains. The inside is but a shell with a stone staircase climbing spirally up the wall to a flat stone roof with a parapet.
One that parapet the body of Howard Brooke lay bleeding. The murderer, when Brooke's back was turned, must have drawn the sword-cane from it sheath and run him through the body. And this must have occurred between ten minutes to four and five minutes past four, when the two children discovered him dying.
Yet the evidence showed conclusively that during this time not a living soul came near him.
This book is part of the "Dr. Gideon Fell" series. Here are some other books from this series:
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 | "Panic in Box C" First published in 1966 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "In Spite of Thunder" First published in 1960 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Dead Man's Knock" First published in 1958 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Below Suspicion" First published in 1949 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Sleeping Sphinx" First published in 1947 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "To Wake the Dead" First published in 1938 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Crooked Hinge" First published in 1937 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Hollow Man" First published in 1935 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Three Coffins" First published in 1935 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Death-Watch" First published in 1935 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Eight of Swords" First published in 1934 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Blind Barber" First published in 1934 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Hag's Nook" First published in 1933 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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