The Crooked Hinge
1938 novel by John Dickson Carr / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Crooked Hinge is a mystery novel (1938) by detective novelist John Dickson Carr. It combines a seemingly impossible throat-slashing with elements of witchcraft, an automaton modelled on Maelzel's Chess Player, and the story of the Tichborne Claimant. It was dedicated to fellow author Dorothy Sayers "in friendship and esteem".
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Author | John Dickson Carr |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Gideon Fell |
Genre | Mystery fiction, Detective fiction |
Publisher | Hamish Hamilton (UK) & Harper (US) |
Publication date | 1938 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Preceded by | To Wake the Dead (1938) |
Followed by | The Black Spectacles (1939) (US title: The Problem of the Green Capsule) |
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In a poll of 17 detective story writers and reviewers, this novel was voted as the fourth best locked room mystery of all time. The Hollow Man also by John Dickson Carr was voted the best.[1]