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A dozen compact puzzles from a master of the locked-room mystery.
The Great Merlini waits impatiently at the door of the Hotel Astor. Inspector Church is late for his meeting with the famed magician, with whom he consults when homicide cases venture outside the realm of the possible. A ventriloquist has attempted suicide in the wake of his wife's mysterious strangulation.
Among the suspects are a snake charmer, a nine-foot giant, a tattooed man, and a gaggle of crap players – and this is one of Merlini's simple cases.
He will pick out the killer, with no more effort than he might a rabbit in a top hat.
In these twelve short stories, all originally published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Clayton Rawson's greatest detective confronts puzzles that would leave a lesser magician's head spinning. From vanishing blackmailers to murderous mediums, no cosmic crime can baffle the Great Merlini.
The Great Merlini waits impatiently at the door of the Hotel Astor. Inspector Church is late for his meeting with the famed magician, with whom he consults when homicide cases venture outside the realm of the possible. A ventriloquist has attempted suicide in the wake of his wife's mysterious strangulation.
Among the suspects are a snake charmer, a nine-foot giant, a tattooed man, and a gaggle of crap players – and this is one of Merlini's simple cases.
He will pick out the killer, with no more effort than he might a rabbit in a top hat.
In these twelve short stories, all originally published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Clayton Rawson's greatest detective confronts puzzles that would leave a lesser magician's head spinning. From vanishing blackmailers to murderous mediums, no cosmic crime can baffle the Great Merlini.
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Review:
'[A] wonderful wizard of crime' Eleanor Sullivan, editor, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. 'A cornerstone of detective fiction' New York Times.
About the Author:
Clayton Rawson (1906-1971) was a novelist, editor, and magician. He is best known for creating the Great Merlini, an illusionist and amateur sleuth introduced in Death from a Top Hat, a rollicking crime novel which has been called one of the best locked-room mysteries of all time. Rawson was also among the founders of the Mystery Writers of America.
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- PublisherHead of Zeus
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1786698293
- ISBN 13 9781786698292
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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