The Emperor's Snuff-Box
Edition: 1st aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: prelims clipped.
A masterwork of the classic locked-room mystery tradition, The Emperor's Snuff-Box chronicles the harrowing ordeal of Eve Neill, a young American woman vacationing in a quiet French resort town who witnesses a murder through her window — only to find that the killer she saw is the very man she is falling in love with. John Dickson Carr constructs a brilliantly intricate puzzle around a priceless antique snuff-box, a cast of deeply suspicious characters, and a crime that seems to defy rational explanation. The novel moves at a breathless pace, balancing razor-sharp suspense with Carr's signature wit and an almost theatrical flair for misdirection. As the investigation tightens, the psychological pressure on Eve mounts, forcing readers to question not only who committed the crime, but whether she can trust her own senses. Carr, widely regarded as the undisputed master of the impossible crime, delivers a tightly plotted, elegantly resolved thriller that stands as one of his finest standalone works.
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Edition: 1st aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: prelims clipped.
A masterwork of the classic locked-room mystery tradition, The Emperor's Snuff-Box chronicles the harrowing ordeal of Eve Neill, a young American woman vacationing in a quiet French resort town who witnesses a murder through her window — only to find that the killer she saw is the very man she is falling in love with. John Dickson Carr constructs a brilliantly intricate puzzle around a priceless antique snuff-box, a cast of deeply suspicious characters, and a crime that seems to defy rational explanation. The novel moves at a breathless pace, balancing razor-sharp suspense with Carr's signature wit and an almost theatrical flair for misdirection. As the investigation tightens, the psychological pressure on Eve mounts, forcing readers to question not only who committed the crime, but whether she can trust her own senses. Carr, widely regarded as the undisputed master of the impossible crime, delivers a tightly plotted, elegantly resolved thriller that stands as one of his finest standalone works.
