Problem Wire Cage Gideon by Carr John (21 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Death and tennis meet in one of impossible crime master John Dickson Carr's most memorable cases. John Dickson Carr is famous for his puzzling "impossible crime" plots, in which corpses are discovered in scenarios that seem to lack any logical explanation, concealing clues as to how the murder was committed and how the body arrived in its current setting. Among all of Carr's ingenious crime scenes, the present case is one of his best known: a dead man is found strangled in the middle of a clay tennis court, just after a storm. In the damp dirt, there is one set of footsteps--his own--leading back to the grass; the court is otherwise untouched. There are no trees above from which the body may have fallen and no other visible means by which it may have been transported to its final resting place. Before determining the perpetrator of the strangulation, the local authorities are first confronted by the utter implausibility of the location--two interlocking questions puzzling enough to stump even the most seasoned inspector. The bafflement is reaching a harried volley by the time amateur sleuth Dr Gideon Fell gets involved, but he soon shows that the knotted plot is no match for his deductive powers. Before he can serve up a dazzling explanation of whodunnit, though, Fell will have to sort through a confounding set of clues in search of a diabolical killer and a bizarre murder method. Reissued for the first time this century, The Problem of the Wire Cage is an atmospheric and amusing Golden Age mystery with a memorable puzzle at its centre. It's sure to please long-time fans of John Dickson Carr and is also a great entry point into his beloved Gideon Fell series.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Trade Paperback with only minor reading wear; book is clean, unmarked. In stock. Ships from MN, USA.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Death and tennis meet in one of impossible crime master John Dickson Carr's most memorable cases. John Dickson Carr is famous for his puzzling "impossible crime" plots, in which corpses are discovered in scenarios that seem to lack any logical explanation, concealing clues as to how the murder was committed and how the body arrived in its current setting. Among all of Carr's ingenious crime scenes, the present case is one of his best known: a dead man is found strangled in the middle of a clay tennis court, just after a storm. In the damp dirt, there is one set of footsteps--his own--leading back to the grass; the court is otherwise untouched. There are no trees above from which the body may have fallen and no other visible means by which it may have been transported to its final resting place. Before determining the perpetrator of the strangulation, the local authorities are first confronted by the utter implausibility of the location--two interlocking questions puzzling enough to stump even the most seasoned inspector. The bafflement is reaching a harried volley by the time amateur sleuth Dr Gideon Fell gets involved, but he soon shows that the knotted plot is no match for his deductive powers. Before he can serve up a dazzling explanation of whodunnit, though, Fell will have to sort through a confounding set of clues in search of a diabolical killer and a bizarre murder method. Reissued for the first time this century, The Problem of the Wire Cage is an atmospheric and amusing Golden Age mystery with a memorable puzzle at its centre. It's sure to please long-time fans of John Dickson Carr and is also a great entry point into his beloved Gideon Fell series.…

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Reprints Bantam 304. 1503, very good , creases (MYSTERY NOVEL), paperback.

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Paperback. Reprints Bantam 304. 1503, very good -fine, , reading crease (MYSTERY NOVEL), paperback.

Paperback. first PB. 304, very good - fine, reading crease (MYSTERY NOVEL), paperback.

Paperback. Reprints Bantam 304. 1503, almost near fine (MYSTERY NOVEL), paperback.

Paperback. 1907, near fine, unread, (MYSTERY NOVEL), paperback.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 262 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition stated with small letters k-o. Ex-Library. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 296 p. Library markings & pocket to endpapers. Shaken. Front hinge cracked. Wear to covers. Front tail corner to board. Spine chips. Dr. Gideon Fell, #11. MYSTERY/THRILLER/SERIES/FIRSTEDTION. …

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 262 pages. 8.25x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Lacks jacket. Boards lightly soiled. 1939 Hard Cover. 296 pp. A detective novel by the Golden Age mystery author who also wrote under the names Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn. Carr was considered a master of the 'locked room' sub-genre. This book features his popular Dr. Fell character, and probes the mystery of a man found strangled on a tennis court after a social doubles match was halted by a rainstorm, the only tracks on the sodden court leading up to the corpse those of the dead man and a woman who doesn't seem to have done it.…