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The crooked hinge

Who is the true heir to the Farnleigh estate? Two men claim to be the legal heir. When a meeting is called to determine the legal heir one of the men is found dead in a garden pond. Detective Gideon Fell is put on the case to unmask the murderer and reveal the true heir.

Main Author: Carr, John Dickson, 1906-1977 (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Penzler Publishers, 2019
Series: Dr. Gideon Fell ; 8.
Otto Penzler's classic American mystery library.
Subjects:
Fell, Gideon (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Private investigators > England > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Summary: Who is the true heir to the Farnleigh estate? Two men claim to be the legal heir. When a meeting is called to determine the legal heir one of the men is found dead in a garden pond. Detective Gideon Fell is put on the case to unmask the murderer and reveal the true heir.
Sir John Farnleigh, black sheep of the wealthy Farnleigh clan, nearly perished in the sinking of the Titanic. Nearly 25 years later, 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. When one of the two men is murdered, Dr. Gideon Fell 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 to solve a seemingly impossible crime. -- adapted from jacket.
Item Description: Sequel to: The Arabian nights murder.
Physical Description: iv, 274 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN: 9781613161302
1613161301
9781613161296
1613161298
Author Notes: John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) was one of the greatest writers of the American Golden Age mystery, and one of the only American authors to be included in England's legendary Detection Club. Though he was born and died in the United States, Carr began his writing career while living in England, where he remained for nearly twenty years. Under his own name and various pseudonyms, he wrote more than seventy novels and numerous short stories, and is best known today for his locked-room mysteries. His beloved series character, Dr. Gideon Fell, was based on author G. K. Chesterton and appeared in twenty-four novels.

Charles Todd is a mother-and-son writing teambehind over thirty co-written best-selling novels. The Todds' work has receivednumerous awards, including an Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel, a BarryAward, and, most recently, the Mary Higgins Clark Award, and has been nominatedfor several more accolades. While most of their fiction is set in England,informed by extensive travel through the English countryside, the authors areboth located on the east coast of the United States.

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