Carter Dickson

The Plague Court Murders

Sir Henry Merrivale attempts to prove the innocence of James Answell, who was discovered inside a locked room with the body of Avery Hume

The Judas Window

Sir Henry Merrivale investigates a murder in which the clever killer seems to have left no tracks in the newfallen snow

The White Priory Murders

Los Crímenes de la viuda roja

Chief Inspector Humphrey Masters investigates a baffling murder that was committed in a room whose only exits, a door and a window, were watched by police.

The Peacock Feather Murders

Only young James Answell could have committed the murder. After all, he was found unconscious in the locked room next to the body of the murdered man. His clothes were disheveled from an apparent struggle. The whiskey decanter containing the liquor he said was used to knock him out was full to the brim. All the glasses on the table were clean. His fingerprints were found on the murder weapon, an arrow from the victim’s collection. Furthermore, he was heard arguing with the dead man, whose daughter he wished to marry. Just about everyone is convinced that James is headed for a date with the hangman. Everyone except Sir Henry Merrivale, H.M. to his friends and associates. He’s convinced that the real murderer used a “Judas window” to commit the crime. Pay no attention to the architects who designed the building, H.M. insists. In fact, he says, you’ll find a Judas window in practically every room. “The trouble is that so few people ever notice it.” First published in 1938, The Judas Window is considered by many to be the best locked room mystery of all time. Carter Dickson is, of course, the pseudonym of John Dickson Carr, the universally acknowledged grand master of the form.

The Red Widow Murders

Jimmy Answell is summoned for an audience with Avory Hume. The two men are later discovered after witnesses break into Hume's study - a room with bolted steel shutters and a heavy door locked on the inside. Answell is found lying unconscious and Hume stabbed to death with an arrow. How can young Answell not be guilty? Sir Henry Merrivale investigates and reconstructs the crime in the courtroom.

When a possible German spy and his colleague are found dead, Sir Henry Merrivale helps an undercover secret service operative solve the case before a wedding the next day.

The Punch and Judy Murders

She Died a Lady

Se alquila un cementerio

John Dickson Carr

Another Adventure of Sir Henry Merrivale

The Cavalier's Cup

Letters containing vicious accusations are received by Stoke Druid residents, then timid Cordelia Martin is discovered drowned in the River Lea and the incomparable sleuth Sir Henry Merrivale investigates

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