Scandal at High Chimneys

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Scandal At High Chimneys
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First edition (US)
Author John Dickson Carr
Cover artistIrv Docktor
LanguageEnglish
Genre Historical, Mystery, Detective novel
Publisher Hamish Hamilton (UK) & Harper (US) [1] [2]
Publication date
1959
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages230 (1st US)

Scandal at High Chimneys: A Victorian Melodrama is a historical mystery novel by John Dickson Carr. It was published in the US and Canada by Harper & Row in August 1959.

The story is set in London, 1865, and concerns a house called High Chimneys, where secrets are hidden among the household members.

Plot introduction

Clive Strickland, lawyer and author, was to discover a bewildering and terrifying slice of Victorian life when his friend Victor Damon asked him to visit the family estate. The Damon family home, a vast and formidable mansion, plays host to a multitude of characters. Strange things happen at the Damons': a ghost-like figure threatens; Matthew Damon gets murdered under impossible circumstances, and it takes the brilliance of Jonathan Whicher to solve the tangled puzzle.

References

  1. ↑ "Some slight-of-hand by John Dickson Carr". The Buffalo News. August 22, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Scandal at High Chimneys, By John Dickson Carr. Harper". The News Tribune. August 23, 1959. p. 68. Retrieved May 3, 2025.


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