The Lost Gallows

A London Mystery

John Dickson Carr, Martin Edwards

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British Library Publishing
10 November 2020

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: British Library Crime Classics

John Dickson Carr lays on the macabre atmosphere again in this follow-up to It Walks by Night, in which Inspector Bencolin attempts to piece together a puzzle involving a disappearing street, a set of gallows which mysteriously reveals itself to a number of figures traipsing through the London fog, and the bizarre suggestion that a kind of fictional bogeyman, Jack Ketch, may be afoot and in the business of wanton execution. An early gem from one of the great writers of the classic crime genre.

This edition also includes the rare Inspector Bencolin short story ‘The Ends of Justice’.

By: John Dickson Carr
Introduction by: Martin Edwards
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712353632
ISBN 10: 0712353631
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 10 November 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) was a hugely popular and prolific author of crime fiction, regarded as one of the finest writers of 'Golden Age' mysteries. Though born in Pennsylvania, USA, Carr developed a distinctly 'British' style to his mystery writing from his time living in England and became one of only two Americans ever admitted to the Detection Club.