Scandal at High Chimneys
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Scandal at High Chimneys: A Victorian Melodrama is a historical mystery novel by John Dickson Carr.[1] It was published in the US and Canada by Harper & Row in August 1959.
The story is set in London, 1865,[1] 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.
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