The lost gallows : a London mystery /
Carr, John Dickson, 1906-1977,
The lost gallows : a London mystery / John Dickson Carr ; introduction by Martin Edwards. - x, 266 pages ; 21 cm. - British Library crime classics . - British Library crime classics. .
Includes the short story "The ends of justice" "The Lost Gallows was originally published in 1931 in New York, U.S., and London, UK by Harper & Brothers "The Ends of Justice" was originally published in May 1927 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S. in The Haverfordian, Haverford College"
"In this follow up to It Walks by Night, Inspector Bencolin attempts to piece together a puzzle involving a disappearing street and a set of gallows that mysteriously appears through the thick London fog. And a mythical spirit, Jack Ketch, may be afoot and in the business of wanton execution, leaving Londoners on edge and in fear of the bogeyman. The Lost Gallows is an early gem from one of the great writers of the genre. This edition also includes the rare Bencolin short story "The Ends of Justice."--
9781728219882 1728219884
2020040138
Police--England--London--Fiction.
Missing persons--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
London (England)--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.
Short stories.
The lost gallows : a London mystery / John Dickson Carr ; introduction by Martin Edwards. - x, 266 pages ; 21 cm. - British Library crime classics . - British Library crime classics. .
Includes the short story "The ends of justice" "The Lost Gallows was originally published in 1931 in New York, U.S., and London, UK by Harper & Brothers "The Ends of Justice" was originally published in May 1927 in Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S. in The Haverfordian, Haverford College"
"In this follow up to It Walks by Night, Inspector Bencolin attempts to piece together a puzzle involving a disappearing street and a set of gallows that mysteriously appears through the thick London fog. And a mythical spirit, Jack Ketch, may be afoot and in the business of wanton execution, leaving Londoners on edge and in fear of the bogeyman. The Lost Gallows is an early gem from one of the great writers of the genre. This edition also includes the rare Bencolin short story "The Ends of Justice."--
9781728219882 1728219884
2020040138
Police--England--London--Fiction.
Missing persons--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
London (England)--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.
Short stories.