{"product_id":"2026200014177-secondhand-night-at-the-mocking-widow","title":"Night At The Mocking Widow","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First ed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the quintessential tradition of the golden age of detective fiction, Night at the Mocking Widow presents a baffling murder mystery set against the eerie backdrop of a sinister English village, where secrets run as deep as the graves that dot its churchyard. Carter Dickson — the beloved pseudonym of the master of impossible crimes, John Dickson Carr — chronicles the investigations of the inimitable Sir Henry Merrivale, a blustering yet brilliant sleuth called to unravel a chilling case that begins with a threatening message hidden inside a scarecrow known locally as the Mocking Widow.\n\nCarr's genius lies in his extraordinary ability to construct seemingly airtight locked-room puzzles and impossible situations, then unwind them with a logic that is at once surprising and entirely satisfying. Night at the Mocking Widow stands as a sterling example of his craft, blending atmospheric tension with moments of trademark comedy and an intricate plot that keeps the reader perpetually off-balance. The novel is a testament to Carr's dominance of the impossible-crime genre, rewarding patient readers with one of the most inventively plotted solutions in the entire Merrivale canon — a conclusion that will linger long after the final page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160999239899,"sku":"2026200014177-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e48fd945-2576-488d-8ed7-33517e6e1c86.png?v=1787188754","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014177-secondhand-night-at-the-mocking-widow","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}