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Author:

Carr, John Dickson, 1906-1977, author.

Title:

The corpse in the waxworks : a Paris mystery / John Dickson Carr ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards.

Publisher:

Poisoned Pen Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

269 pages ; 21 cm.

Other Authors:

Edwards, Martin, 1955- writer of introduction.
Container of (work): Carr, John Dickson, 1906-1977. Murder in number four.

Notes:

Originally published, 1932.

Contents:

The murder in number four. The murder in number four.

Summary:

"'The purpose, the illusion, the spirit of a waxworks. It is an atmosphere of death. It is soundless and motionless... Do you see?' Last night Mademoiselle Duch�ene was seen heading into the Gallery of Horrors at the Mus�ee Augustin waxworks, alive. Today she was found in the Seine, murdered. The museum's proprietor, long perturbed by the unnatural vitality of his figures, claims that he saw one of them following the victim into the dark--a lead that Henri Bencolin, head of the Paris police and expert of 'impossible' crimes, cannot possibly resist. Surrounded by the eerie noises of the night, Bencolin prepares to enter the ill-fated waxworks, his associate Jeff Marle and the victim's fianc�e in tow. Waiting within, beneath the glass-eyed gaze of a leering waxen satyr, is a gruesome discovery and the first clues of a twisted and ingenious mystery. First published in 1932 at the height of crime fiction's Golden Age, this macabre and atmospheric dive into the murky underground of Parisian society presents an intelligent puzzle delivered at a stunning pace. This new edition also includes the rare Inspector Bencolin short story "The Murder in Number Four" by John Dickson Carr, and an Introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger-Award winning author Martin Edwards"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

British library crime classics

ISBN:

0712353739
9780712353731
146421543X
9781464215438

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1230558882

LCCN:

2021004365

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)