It Walks by Night (1930) - John Dickson Carr

Category: Adults, Classic, Mystery, Thriller
Language: English
Keywords: Henri Bencolin Murder Paris

Written by John Dickson Carr
Read by John Telfer
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Series: Henri Bencolin, Book 1
Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
Publisher: Isis/Soundings , 2020.

British Library Crime Classics

John Dickson Carr’s first novel…. and the first of his locked room mysteries.

In the smoke-wreathed gloom of a Parisian salon, Inspector Bencolin has summoned his allies to discuss a peculiar case. A would-be murderer, imprisoned for his attempt to kill his wife, has escaped and is known to have visited a plastic surgeon. His whereabouts remain a mystery, though with his former wife poised to marry another, Bencolin predicts his return.

Sure enough, the Inspector’s worst suspicions are realized when the beheaded body of the new suitor is discovered in a locked room of the salon, with no apparent exit. Bencolin sets off into the Parisian night to unravel the dumbfounding mystery and track down the sadistic killer.

Penned during the golden age of mysteries, this thrilling investigation brings a detective face to face with the darkest parts of Paris.

“The Shadow of the Goat”, also included in this exclusive British Library crime classic.