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The Black Spectacles
The Black Spectacles
Author: John Dickson Carr
A sinister case of deadly poisoned chocolates from Sodbury Cross's high street shop haunts the group of friends and relatives assembled at Bellegarde, among the orchards of 'peach-fancier' Marcus Chesney. To prove a point about how the sweets could have been poisoned under the nose of the shopkeeper, Chesney stages an elaborate memor...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781464216329
ISBN-10: 1464216320
Publication Date: 6/18/2024
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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 WhidbeyIslander avatar reviewed The Black Spectacles on + 715 more book reviews
One of my favorites from one of my favorite authors. Carr's mysteries can be clever and interesting, or contrived and tedious. This one is in the first category. The murder takes place during a staged performance to prove the unreliability of witnesses. And of course, everyone sees things differently. It's one of those mysteries where you'll be flipping back through it to see how you could possibly have missed the obvious clues.


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