The Red Widow Murders

The Red Widow Murders

First US edition
Author	John Dickson Carr writing as "Carter Dickson"
Language	English
Series	Henry Merrivale
Genre	Mystery, Detective, Novel
Publisher	Morrow (US, 1935) Heinemann (UK, 1935)
Publication date	1935
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded by	The White Priory Murders
Followed by	The Unicorn Murders

The Red Widow Murders is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr (1906–1977), who published it under the name of Carter Dickson. It is a locked room mystery and features his series detective, Sir Henry Merrivale.

An oddly assorted group of people draw cards to see who will spend the night locked into a room said to be haunted by the "Red Widow"—a legendary figure who was married to the executioner who guillotined French aristocrats. In the morning, the victim is found dead, locked inside a room whose door was continuously under observation. He has been poisoned by curare, which must be absorbed into the body through a break in the skin, but no wounds of any kind are found on the body. Henry Merrivale must solve the mystery.

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