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John Dickson Carr : The House at Satan's Elbow

Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1965

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. BH3 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book in very good condition and a very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, some bubble of the clear plastic on the gutters, scattered light scratches and rubbing, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, tanning and light shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. A Doctor Fell Detective Novel. 8.5"x 5.5", 259 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Early on a June evening Garret Ander-son packed a bag in his flat at Hampstead and rang for a taxi to take him to Water-loo. He was on his way to Greengrove,the house at Satan's Elbow. Garret was an historian, and had earned only a modest income until one of his books, Macaulay, had been turned into a very successful Broadway musical, Uncle Tom's Mansion. Now, at forty, he was famous and wealthy, and worried about a girl named Fay and about his visit to his old friend Nicholas Barclays family estate at Satan's Elbow. Nicholas had said to him, "I can talk to you. Most people are total strangers after twenty-five years, but I don't feel you're a stranger. I can trust you. There is trouble. It's what's been happening at Greengrove and elsewhere. What's been happening at Green-grove?" Garret had asked. "Ghosts. An alleged ghost, at least. But that's not all. A new will. Mysterious women, flesh-and-blood women, appear-ing for a time and then vanishing as though they'd never existed." When Garret got to Waterloo station he joined Nicholas and Andrew Dawlish, Nicholas's solicitor, who reminded Nicho-las that the next day would be an impor-tant one for the family It was-and a frightening one, too, including a murder. And the girl named Fay was somehow involved in it all. The situation soon seemed out of con-trol, until into the picture came Deputy Commander Elliot of Scotland Yard, behind him lumbering Dr. Fell, a man more than a match for anything, including ghosts. John Dickson Carr has written another fascinating puzzler complete with locked windows, pistol shots and a problem wor-thy of Dr. Gideon Fell.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

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