The Plague Court Murders

11 hrs. 37 min.

Language Russian

Author John Dickson Carr

Narrator Anton Makarov

In the golden age of the detective genre, the great names included Agatha Christie, G. K. Chesterton, G. M. Mitchell, and many others. However, a special place belongs to John Dixon Carr (1906–1977). In his works, such as “Murder in a Locked Room,” there is no room for wild chases or shootouts—yet the circle of suspects is kept to the maximum. Carr draws the reader into a skillful game, using traps, false leads, misleading moves, and subtle hints, inviting them to participate in solving a clever puzzle. His novel “Murder in a Plague Court,” published under the pseudonym Carter Dixon, opens a series of books about the magnificent Sir Henry Merrivale—an charming, eccentric detective and one of the most unusual characters in detective literature. In the ancient estate Playg-Court, where the executioner was buried during the plague of 1665, murders occur so intricate that only Sir Henry Merrivale can figure them out.

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