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Peacock Feather Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, Bk 6)
Peacock Feather Murders - Sir Henry Merrivale, Bk 6 Author:Carter Dickson The Murderer Vanishes -- — A man's body sprawled at full length on the floor. He had been shot twice (once in the back of the head; once in the back) at close range with a revolver which lay beside him. — The murderer must still be in the room. Detective-Sergeant Pollard had been guarding the only door and knew no one had gone through it... more ». And the one window was 40 feet above the street.
Pollard looked around the room; but he found nobody because nobody was there. In the thick pile of the black carpet were only two sets of dusty footprints -- Pllard's own and those of the victim.
Pollard ran to the window. :He got out the window!" he shouted to Sargeant Hollis who had been watching across the street.
"No, he didn't," came Hollis's voice in a faint yell. "Nobody got out that window."« less