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The Lost Gallows: A London Mystery (British Library Crime Classics Book 86)

✍ Scribed by John Dickson Carr, Martin Edwards

Publisher: British Library Publishing
Year: 2020
Tongue: English
Weight: 195 KB
Series: Henri Bencolin Ⅱ
Edition: Kindle
Category: Fiction
ISBN: 0712367675
ASIN: B08MFMT9ZW

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✦ Synopsis

As the thick, autumnal fog chokes the capital, within the fire-lit lounge of London’s notorious Brimstone Club a bizarre tale is being spun for Inspector Bencolin and his friend Jeff Marle. A member of the club has been sent a model of a tiny gallows, and the word is that the folkloric hangman Jack Ketch has been stalking the streets for victims by night, his gibbet in tow.  The threat of this supposed bogeyman becomes thrillingly real when that same night Bencolin and Marle are almost run down by a limousine with a corpse behind the wheel. When an ominous message claims the car’s passenger has been taken to the gallows at Ruination St for hanging, the detective and his associate venture into the night to discover the truth behind the terrifying Ketch and a street which cannot be found on any map.  First published in 1931 at the outset of Carr’s legendary career in crime writing, this atmospheric mystery boasts all of the twists, tension and unforgettable scenes of a young master at work. This edition also includes the rare short story ‘The Ends of Justice’.

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