The Case of the Constant Suicides
The Case of the Constant Suicides is a 1941 detective novel by John Dickson Carr, published in New York by Harper and in London by Hamish Hamilton the same year. Dr Gideon Fell investigates a run of deaths ruled as suicide among the Campbell family at a castle in the Scottish Highlands.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Harper, New York, 1941
- First UK edition
- Hamish Hamilton, 1941
The Case of the Constant Suicides by John Dickson Carr was first published in 1941. We track 2 editions.
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- 17 on Open Library, 13 in English
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We track 2 editions of The Case of the Constant Suicides. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was The Case of the Constant Suicides first published?
The Case of the Constant Suicides by John Dickson Carr was first published in 1941.
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- The Case of the Constant Suicides, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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