The Emperor's Snuff-Box
Beside the dead body of Sir Maurice Lawes are the shattered fragments of a snuff-box that once belonged to Napoleon. These fragments tell a tale, or rather two tales, one true and one false. Now, an English expert in criminology forces the evidence to tell the truth about what happened and to...
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Beside the dead body of Sir Maurice Lawes are the shattered fragments of a snuff-box that once belonged to Napoleon. These fragments tell a tale, or rather two tales, one true and one false. Now, an English expert in criminology forces the evidence to tell the truth about what happened and to point out the real murderer.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780786702237 (0786702230)
ASIN: 786702230
Publish date: June 22nd 1995
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Pages no: 298
Edition language: English
Good light reading. John Dickson Carr wrote many detective stories under several different pseudonyms. The Emperor's SnuffBox is representative of the fine stories he created. It's based on the classic conundrum of the man having an affair with a married woman. They are in a bedroom when they wit...
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