The Crooked Hinge.

JOHN DICKSON CARR

Publication: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1938, New York and London

First edition. Former owner's neat bookplate on front pastedown sheet (mostly covered by the front flap) else near fine, bright copy in a bright, fresh dust jacket, with minor wear to the spine ends and front flap fold. A Dr. Fell impossible crime mystery. Two men claim the same name and the same estate. Each man claims to be the heir to the richest baronetcy in Kent, who hasn't been seen at his old home for twenty-five years. Each man claims the other to be an imposter, and each has proof of their claim. Who is the real Baron and who is the imposter? His old friend and mentor, Kenneth Murray, has the answer in the form of boyhood fingerprints. Murray seems to be a logical candidate for murder, but when murder strikes, the victim is not Murray! About this book Charles Shibuk says "I think the eerie and straightforward THE CROOKED HINGE ranks very high among Carr's best work, and the term 'masterpiece' is the least one can apply to this magnificently brilliant effort." A Haycraft/Queen Cornerstone mystery and a very difficult title. An exceptional copy.

Inventory Number: 50495