13 to the Gallows Tapa blanda - 2008

Norfolk, VA, U.S.A.: Crippen & Landru, 2008. 1st prtg. Fine, unread copy of trade paperback, still in shrinkwrap. NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED! Four plays written during the early 1940s, two by John Dickson Carr alone and two in collaboration with the BBC's Val Gielgud. "Inspector Silence Takes the Air" is set during World War II at emergency BBC studios in a provincial town. There, a murder takes place - and the weapon disappears. In "13 to the Gallows", also set in a BBC studio, a woman falls to her death from a tower - it is murder, but no one is near her, and the only clue is a scattering of Arum Lilies. "Intruding Shadow" is filled with mysteries within mysteries, as Carr expertly shifts the audience's expectations from one suspect to another. "She Slept Lightly" features the ghostly appearances of a young woman during the Napoleonic Wars. The book concludes with an alternate ending for one of the plays, cast lists, and contemporary reviews… Leer más

Norfolk, VA: Crippen & Landru, 2008. Four plays written during the early 1940's, two by Carr alone and two in collaboration with Gielgud. Fine, as new condition. Laid in is "Inspector Silence Takes the Underground: A Radio Play", with notes by Tony Medawar. This chapbook is one of 250 copies which were included with the limited, hardcover edition. Gently handled.. First Edition. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket.