The Riddle of the Red Widow

The golden age of detective fiction left many star names — A. Christie, G. K. Chesterton, G. Mitchell, and others. In this vibrant array, John Dickson Carr (1906–1977) holds the most prestigious place. "The Murder in the Locked Room," where... there's no room for wild chases and shootouts, and the circle of suspects is as limited as possible, is the author's favorite plot. Carr engages the reader in a skillful game, luring them into the traps of cleverly arranged snares, false clues, deceptive moves, and subtle hints, and invites them to participate in solving an intricate puzzle. This collection features the novels "Murders in the Plague Yard," "Murders in the White Monastery," and "The Riddle of the Red Widow," which were written in the 1930s under the pseudonym Carter Dickson and open a series of books about the magnificent Sir Henry Merrivale — a charming, eccentric, quirky fat man, who, by critics' acknowledgment, became one of the most extraordinary detectives in detective literature