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Death from a Top Hat (The Great Merlini #1)

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  • 1938
  • #Thriller
Clayton Rawson
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Death from a Top Hat book. Read 60 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Merlini investigates two locked-room murders, based on a chang...

Number of Pages: 286

ISBN: 0930330447

ISBN-13: 9780930330446

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Ted Gioia @tedgioia
  • Curated in My 13 Favorite Locked Room Mysteries
Who could be better at solving a crime involving impossible entries and exits than a famous stage magician? Hence Clayton Rawon introduces The Great Merlini, who makes his debut in this fast-paced novel from the 1930s, the finest decade for the locked room genre. Rawson has as many tricks up his sleeve as Merlini himself, and this book is as enjoyable for the asides and discursive passages—on everything from yoga to geometry—as for its sleuthing.
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