 First US edition cover | |
| Author | John Dickson Carr |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery, detective, horror |
| Publisher | Harper (US) Hamish Hamilton (UK) |
Publication date | 1937 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 209 |
| OCLC | 13038871 |
The Burning Court (1937) is a famous locked room mystery by John Dickson Carr. However, it contains neither Gideon Fell nor Henry Merrivale, Carr's two major detectives. It was published in the United States, and was highly controversial upon its first printing, due to its unorthodox ending. Today, it is hailed as Carr's best non-series novel.