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The Fourth Door

Twist & Hurst 1

Paul Halter , Trans. Tom Mead
A master of locked-room mysteries, Paul Halter gives detective Alan Twist two murders to solve in this Golden Age era novel. First a body is discovered in a sealed room haunted by its previous occupant, then a murder takes place in a house surrounded by untrodden snow.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: No Exit
  • Year: 2025
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192pp
  • Illustrated: No
  • Dimensions: 197x127mm
  • ISBN: 9781835013489
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.1kg
Product code:
545248
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'Paul Halter is France's answer to John Dickson Carr, and The Fourth Door is a plott-driven puzzle feast, packed with intriguing locked room mysteries and other apparent miracles.' Martin Edwards

The ultimate locked-room mystery.

In Paul Halter's The Fourth Door, the impossible becomes reality. A haunted room. An unbroken seal. A murder victim whose very identity is an enigma. And then, a second death in a house surrounded by untrodden snow. Both crimes defy reason-but master detective Dr. Alan Twist reveals that even the most baffling mysteries have rational explanations.

This international bestseller is a masterpiece of intrigue and misdirection, hailed as the French answer to John Dickson Carr and a modern rival to Anthony Horowitz (The Twist of a Knife). Fans of Sophie Hannah's Poirot mysteries and the layered puzzles of Knives Out will relish this thrilling, twist-laden tale. Winner of the Prix du Roman Policier, Halter cements his place as a titan of the locked-room genre.

Discover The Fourth Door, alongside Halter's other captivating works like The Lord of Misrule and The Night of the Wolf.
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