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The Seat of the Scornful: A Devon Mystery

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Seat of the Scornful: A Devon Mystery
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Dickson Carr
SeriesBritish Library Crime Classics
Series part Volume No. 103
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 90,Width 130
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
Classic crime
ISBN/Barcode 9780712354806
ClassificationsDewey:813.52
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher British Library Publishing
Imprint British Library Publishing
Publication Date 10 June 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Over a long career in the courts Justice Horace Ireton has a garnered a reputation for merciless rulings and his dedication to meting out strict, impartial justice. Taking a break from his duty after a session of assizes, Ireton retreats to his seaside bungalow in Devon and turns his attention to family, and specifically in attempting to bribe his daughter's lover Morrell to leave her alone so that she may instead marry the respectable clerk, Fred Barlow. It seems something about the deal with Morrell must have gone amiss, however, when the police are called to the Justice's residence to find Morrell shot dead and the judge still holding a pistol. But would the lawman be so bold to commit a murder like this? With a number of strange items making up the physical evidence Dr Gideon Fell, himself an old friend of Ireton's, is summoned to help with the deceptively simple - yet increasingly complex - investigation.

Author Biography

John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) was a hugely popular and prolific author of crime fiction, regarded as one of the finest writers of 'Golden Age' mysteries. Though born in Pennsylvania, USA, Carr developed a distinctly 'British' style to his mystery writing from his time living in England and became one of only two Americans ever admitted to the Detection Club.