Poison in Jest Author:John Dickson Carr Death mixes equally well with brandy or bromide -- in Judge Quayle's still, vast, and terror-filled house in Pennsylvania. — The judge was not amused. Terror overwhelmed an entire household from the night Judge Quayle slid to the floor, gasping, his arm almost thrust in the fireplace. Was the poison only a crazy attempt to scare him? Everybod... more »y tried as long as possible to believe this. But very soon the meaning of the horrible jest became clear to the Quayles and especially to Dr. Twills, husband of the princess-like Clarissa. It had to be called by its real name: Murder.« less