The Eight of Swords

The Eight of Swords
First US edition
AuthorJohn Dickson Carr
LanguageEnglish
SeriesGideon Fell
GenreMystery, Detective novel
PublisherHamish Hamilton (UK)
Harper (USA)
Publication date
1934
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages225
Preceded byThe Mad Hatter Mystery 
Followed byThe Blind Barber 

The Eight of Swords, first published in February 1934, is a detective story by American writer John Dickson Carr, featuring his series detective Gideon Fell. It is a mystery novel of the type known as a whodunnit.