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The Hollow Man
John Dickson Carr
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Description for The Hollow Man
Paperback. The most famous of all locked-room mysteries - a classic in the crime genre. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
The most famous of all locked-room mysteries - a classic in the crime genre.
'The first deadly walking of the hollow man took place when the side streets of London were quiet with snow and the three coffins of the prophecy were filled at last...'
The murderer of Dr Grimauld walked through a locked door, shot his victim and vanished. He killed his second victim in the middle of an empty street, with watchers at each end, yet nobody saw him, and he left no footprints in the snow.
And so it is up to the irrepressible, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409146322
SKU
V9781409146322
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-39
About John Dickson Carr
John Dickson Carr (1906-1977), the master of the locked-room mystery, was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, the son of a US Congressman. He studied law in Paris before settling in England where he married an Englishwoman, and he spent most of his writing career living in Great Britain. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Golden Age mystery writers, his work ... Read more
Reviews for The Hollow Man
Very few detective stories baffle me nowadays, but Mr Carr's always do
Agatha Christie John Dickson Carr was a master of the locked room mystery. In The Hollow Man, one of his earliest novels, written when he was just 29, a murder takes place in circumstances that make it seem impossible for the killer to have escaped undetected. ... ... Read more
Agatha Christie John Dickson Carr was a master of the locked room mystery. In The Hollow Man, one of his earliest novels, written when he was just 29, a murder takes place in circumstances that make it seem impossible for the killer to have escaped undetected. ... ... Read more