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The Hollow Man
The Hollow Man (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6)
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January 1, 2022
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January 31, 2022
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What Members Thought

Jill
Jan 05, 2022 rated it really liked it
Shelves: john-dickson-carr, jill-s-eighth-year-challenge
The sixth book in this series, which I have found very much varying in interest to me. This is a locked-room mystery where the victim has been told to expect a visitor who is known to him from a past encounter, and is after revenge. We are told of the victim's past, and therefore are not surprised that he is found murdered in his rooms. However the way he has been killed is very much a puzzle to the police and to Dr.Fell. I would say if you are like me and enjoy puzzles, then this is a clever po ...more
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Laura Hannaway
Feb 23, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: want-to-read-classic-crime
Dark, fascinating and fiendishly clever! This book was amazing. The plot utterly confounded me and when Fell makes his big reveal I was stunned. Carr’s plotting was so clever though that he neatly pointed out all the clues and how this was the only way they actually made sense even though it was the last thing you would guess.
Highly recommended!
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Gina
Aug 22, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: unfinished
Tracey
Oct 19, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Mandeep Singh
Sep 17, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Tania
Dec 23, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
SewingandCaring
Jan 27, 2017 marked it as to-read
Vanessa
Apr 11, 2019 marked it as murder-mayhem  ·  review of another edition
Nickleby
May 05, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: misc-mysteries
Alon Luna
Apr 27, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mystery, golden-age
Tania
Sep 14, 2020 rated it liked it
Shelves: london, mystery
Pat Miller
Dec 31, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
ChrisGA
Jan 13, 2022 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: r-read-2022
Carolien
Jan 02, 2022 marked it as to-read
Anna
Jul 17, 2022 marked it as historical-crime-series
Dee Ann
Oct 07, 2023 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mysteries
Rachel Burke
Mar 09, 2024 marked it as want-to-buy  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: winter
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