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The Emperor's Snuff-Box (Carr, John Dickson)
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Manufacturer: Carroll & Graf
Author: John Dickson Carr
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The Emperor's Snuff-Box (Carr, John Dickson) Description
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9780786702237
ISBN: 0786702230
Label: Carroll & Graf
Manufacturer: Carroll & Graf
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 298
Publication Date: 1995-06-22
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Studio: Carroll & Graf
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9780786702237
ISBN: 0786702230
Label: Carroll & Graf
Manufacturer: Carroll & Graf
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 298
Publication Date: 1995-06-22
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Studio: Carroll & Graf
Editorial Review of The Emperor's Snuff-Box (Carr, John Dickson)
Customer Reviews of The Emperor's Snuff-Box (Carr, John Dickson)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A book for those who hate JDC... and those who like him
Review: This is an unusual Carr one meet in "The Emperor's Snuff-Box". No locked room or any other kind of impossible crime here. No Gideon Fell or Henry Merrivale. "Snuff-Box" is a stand-alone, one of those experimental books that Carr attempted now and then. And one of his very masterpieces.
I doubt that there are some people who don't like JDC. But if such people exist, they have to read this book at once: it will have their eyes open. Carr creates fully-drawn characters you won't forget, such as Eve Neill, Ned Atwood, Toby Lawes or Dermot Kinross. He also provides a touching love story, and some really moving scenes, yet humor is never absent. Look at the ending, one of Carr's best ones. Atmosphere is as well done as usual. And the plot... Ah, that plot! Misdirection of the finest sort, that's all I can say. Carr is the all-time greatest mystery writer, and here's another proof. Read it!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: More atmospheric than most Carrs
Review: Better atmosphere than many of his books, but not quite the top drawer puzzle as in many of his other books.
Review Summary: A book for those who hate JDC... and those who like him
Review: This is an unusual Carr one meet in "The Emperor's Snuff-Box". No locked room or any other kind of impossible crime here. No Gideon Fell or Henry Merrivale. "Snuff-Box" is a stand-alone, one of those experimental books that Carr attempted now and then. And one of his very masterpieces.
I doubt that there are some people who don't like JDC. But if such people exist, they have to read this book at once: it will have their eyes open. Carr creates fully-drawn characters you won't forget, such as Eve Neill, Ned Atwood, Toby Lawes or Dermot Kinross. He also provides a touching love story, and some really moving scenes, yet humor is never absent. Look at the ending, one of Carr's best ones. Atmosphere is as well done as usual. And the plot... Ah, that plot! Misdirection of the finest sort, that's all I can say. Carr is the all-time greatest mystery writer, and here's another proof. Read it!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: More atmospheric than most Carrs
Review: Better atmosphere than many of his books, but not quite the top drawer puzzle as in many of his other books.