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It Walks by Night: A Paris Mystery

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title It Walks by Night: A Paris Mystery
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Dickson Carr
Introduction by Martin Edwards
SeriesBritish Library Crime Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 130
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
Classic crime
ISBN/Barcode 9780712352642
ClassificationsDewey:813.52
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher British Library Publishing
Imprint British Library Publishing
Publication Date 10 September 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) was a hugely popular and prolific author of crime fiction, regarded as one of the finest writers of `Golden Age' mysteries. Though born in Pennsylvania, USA, Carr developed a distinctly `British' style to his mystery writing from his time living in England and became one of only two Americans ever admitted to the Detection Club.