Title | Poison in Jest |
Year of Publication | 1932 |
Publication Type | Novel |
Number of Pages or Episodes | 275 p. |
Language | English |
Authors | Carr, John Dickson |
Publisher | Harper and Brothers |
City | New York |
Keywords | judges; murder; private investigators |
Abstract | After Judge Quayle collapses in his mansion, a whodunnit ensues, as the rest of the household—who hate each other as well as the deceased—are all suspects. |
Author Biography | John Dickson Carr (1906-77), born in Uniontown, Fayette County, was a celebrated writer of detective stories. More than 70 of his novels were published and he was hired to be the official biographer of Sir Arthur Conon Doyle. Carr died in South Carolina. |
Time | 1930s |