Locked Room Mysteries

[Bill Mullins]

The recent release of the debut novel by Tom Mead, Death and the Conjuror, is the inspiration for this survey of "10 Most Puzzling Impossible Crime Mysteries".

[Joe Lyons]

The recent release of the debut novel by Tom Mead, Death and the Conjuror, is the inspiration for this survey of "10 Most Puzzling Impossible Crime Mysteries".

I was heartened by the fact that Carr and Hoch occupied the top three spots on this list but I missed Rawson and Pronzini.

Oh well, we each have our own lists.

[Zig Zagger]

Sounds like some great food for my reading list. Thank you for pointing it out, Bill!

[Bob Farmer]

Missing from this list but usually included in other locked room lists, is the book by Henning Nelms (Magic and Showmanship) writing as Hake Talbot:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rim_of_the_Pit

Also, an invaluable reference:

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/ ... ble_Crimes

[Richard Stokes]

Tom recently gave a lecture on two lesser known locked room mysteries at the Bodies from the Library conference (British Library June 24).
The Death of Lawrence Vining by Alan Thomas (1929) & Into Thin Air by Winslow & Quirk (1928).
Both books are long out of print.
Vining involves a character murdered while descending a tube station lift.
Into Thin Air involves an apparent supernatural seance.
These books are not available – except at the British Library itself where you can examine the texts and make digital copies for free and download them to your flash drive or email link.

I have double-checked and both books are there.

The Death of Laurence Vining.
Alan Thomas, 1896-1969.

Into Thin Air.
Horatio WINSLOW, and QUIRK (Leslie W.)
Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1929

I have also sent off for CADS Supplement 13: John Dickson Carr's the Three Coffins: A Hollow Victory? by J. Morris
An analysis of the flaws to be found in this much admired locked room murder.
Sounds promising! Maybe it can be reprinted in Genii?

[Richard Stokes]

French author Paul Halter (b.1956) is worth examining as he specialises in Locked Room/Impossibilist fiction.
Many of his books and short stories have been translated into English.

[Bob Farmer]

I've decided to sell my massive locked room collection as a unit. Message me if interested.