The Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr

Published: 1935 | Series: Gideon Fell 6

Dr. Gideon Fell is tasked with solving two impossible murders: the deaths of Professor Charles Grimaud and illusionist Pierre Fley.

About John Dickson Carr

John Dickson Carr (1906–1977) was an American author of detective stories. He also published under the pseudonyms Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn. During the early 1930s, he moved to England, where he married Englishwoman Clarice Cleaves. Later, he began his mystery-writing career and is often grouped among "British-style" golden age crime writers. Remembered for his impossible crime plots, Carr's two best-known fictional detectives are Dr. Gideon Fell and Sir Henry Merrivale.

What I've said about it on Shedunnit
The Hollow Man is discussed in Halloween and Battle of the Brows. More of John Dickson Carr's works are featured in My First Green Penguin, Spooky Sleuthing, and Vanishing Corpses.

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