The Third Bullet (novel)
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 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | John Dickson Carr |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery, detective, horror novel |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton (UK) Harper (USA) |
Publication date | 1937 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 128 |
The Third Bullet is a novel by Carter Dickson (pseudonym of John Dickson Carr), first published in the United Kingdom in 1937.
This novel is a "whodunit" and a locked-room mystery.
The two regular detectives of the author, Gideon Fell and Henry Merrivale, do not appear in this novel.
Plot summary
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Reception
[edit]Kirkus gave a curt review stating that the book was an "active mental exercise."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
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- John Dickson Carr, The Third Bullet, Hodder & Stoughton, 1937, 128 p. (British edition).
- John Dickson Carr, The Third and Other Stories, Harper & Row, New York, 1954, 209 p. (American edition).
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