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The Greatest Detective Novel Ever Written, 27 Aug 1999
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In all my long experience of reading this genre (and encompassing the great names to the lesser-knowns such as Bell, Beeding, Bruce, the Coles, Gilbert, King, Masterman, McCabe, Rhode, etc.), I have never encountered so grand and so masterful a novel as this - a sheer joyful celebration of the detective novel, bearing within its hallowed pages the most famous digression upon the greatest pursuit known to literary characters: the Locked-Room Lecture. The plot is extravagant and improbable, aye, but the solution is sheer ingenuity, surpassing all other attempts at writing a detective novel. The characterisations are masterful, especially the powerful figure of Professor Charles Vernet Grimaud. The writing is excellent, and the book is, to quote the greatest detective of all time, a certain Dr. Gideon 'Gargantua' Fell: "Whang in the gold!"
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I defy anyone to solve this mystery, 28 July 1998
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John Dickson Carr is one of the greatest mystery writers of all time, and THE THREE COFFINS is his masterpiece. A brilliantly plotted piece of work with a cleverly worked out deduction by Dr. Gideon Fell, who unravels not one, but two bafflingly impossible crimes. The reader is given more than enough clues to solve the puzzle, but the hints are so subtle, the plot so complex, and the red herrings so numerous, that even the most astute reader will probably be at a loss. A classic.
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Outstanding locked room mystery, 25 May 1998
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Fans of locked room mysteries are sure to enjoy this atmospheric, well constructed story. The clues are all right there for you but the story is so subtly crafted that you may find yourself reading it a second time.
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