He Who Whispers

#16 Dr Gideon Fell

John Dickson Carr, Martin Edwards

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British Library Publishing
08 November 2023

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: British Library Crime Classics

'It almost seemed that the murder, if it was a murder, must have been committed by someone who could rise up unsupported in the air...'

When Miles Hammond is invited to a meeting of the Murder Club in London, he is met instead with just two other guests and is treated to a strange tale of an impossible crime in France from years before; the murder of a man on a tower with only one staircase, under watch at the time at which the murder took place. With theories of levitating vampires abounding, the story comes home to Miles when he realises that the librarian he has just hired for his home is none other than Fay Seton, a woman whose name still echoes from the heart of this bizarre and unsolved murder of the past.

First published in 1946, in later years Carr considered this novel one of his finest works. It shows the masterful author at the height of his powers, boasting an ingenious plot delivered with an astounding pace and striking characters including none other than the great detective, Dr Gideon Fell.

By: John Dickson Carr
Introduction by: Martin Edwards
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 116
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712354684
ISBN 10: 0712354689
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 08 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Dickson Carr (1906–1977) was a hugely popular and prolific author of crime fiction, regarded as one of the finest writers of ‘Golden Age’ mysteries. Though born in Pennsylvania, USA, Carr developed a distinctly ‘British’ style to his mystery writing from his time living in England and became one of only two Americans ever admitted to the Detection Club.