宝剑八
宝剑八
ISBN: 9787807624592
作者: [美]约翰·狄克森·卡尔
出版社: 吉林出版集团有限责任
出版年: 2007-12
页数: 213
定价: 18.00元
装帧: 平装
原作名: The Eight of Swords
内容简介
历史悠久的格鲁司特郡庄园豪宅里，鬼魅幢幢，传说中的捣蛋鬼再次现身，扰人心绪。无独有偶的，来此做客的主教也一反平日稳重形象，从楼梯扶手上溜下来跌坐在仕女脚上、粗鲁地抓扯女佣的头发……
风雨来袭的暗夜里，租住在庄园招待所的老学究一枪毙命，似笑非笑的脸庞侧俯在书桌上，指尖抓着一张塔罗牌，牌面是水彩绘制的八枝剑。这是捣蛋鬼开过了头的玩笑？凶手故意遗留的玄机？还是老学究临死前企图透露的讯息？一场智慧巧斗即将上场！
作者简介
约翰·狄克森·卡尔 John Dickson Carr（1906-1977），美国宾州联合镇人，父亲是位律师。从高中时代起卡尔就为当地报纸写些运动故事，也尝试创作侦探小说和历史冒险小说。1920年代末卡尔远赴法国巴黎求学，他的第一本小说《夜行者》（It Walks By Night）在1929年出版。他曾经表示：「他们把我送去学校，希望将我教育成像我父亲一样的律师，但我只想写侦探小说。我指的不是那种旷世巨作之类的无聊东西，我的意思是我就是要写侦探小说。」
1931年他与一位英国女子结婚定居英国。在英国期间，卡尔除了创作推理小说外也活跃于广播界。他为BBC编写的推理广播剧“Appointment with Fear”是二次大战期间BBC非常受欢迎的招牌节目。美国军方因而破例让他免赴战场，留在BBC服务盟国人民。1965年卡尔离开英国，移居南卡罗来纳州格里维尔，在那里定居直到1977年过世。
卡尔曾获得美国推理小说界的最高荣耀──终身大师奖，并成为英国极具权威却也极端封闭的「推理俱乐部」成员（只有两名美国作家得以进入，另一位是派翠西亚．海史密斯Patricia Highsmith）。卡尔擅长设计复杂的密谋，生动营造出超自然的诡异氛围，让人有置身其中之感。他书中的人物常在不可思议的情况下消失无踪，或是在密室身亡，而他总能揭开各种诡计，提出合理的解答。他毕生写了约80本小说，创造出各种「不可能的犯罪」，为他赢得「密室之王」的美誉。著名的推理小说家兼评论家埃德蒙．克里斯宾（Edmund Crispin）就推崇他：「论手法之精微高妙和气氛的营造技巧，他确可跻身英语系国家继爱伦坡之后三、四位最伟大的推理小说作家之列。」
目录
第一章 主教诡异的行径···································································································1
第二章 一枪射穿脑门·····································································································12
第三章 宝剑八·················································································································21
第四章 寻找那枚纽扣钩·································································································35
第五章 是谁的脚印·········································································································47
第六章 来意不善的访客·································································································60
第七章 谁坐在我的椅子上？·························································································70
第八章 在跳棋旅馆里·····································································································85
第九章 老约翰·瑟德的推论····························································································94
第十章 钥匙疑云··········································································································106
第十一章 捣蛋鬼与红色笔记本··················································································120
第十二章 史宾利解读塔罗牌······················································································130
第十三章 防弹衣··········································································································140
第十四章 魔鬼与茱儿·史坦第绪·················································································152
第十五章 在黑暗中漫游的男人··················································································163
第十六章 鞋子疑云······································································································171
第十七章 不用再穿防弹衣··························································································182
第十八章 菲尔博士与凶手相见··················································································190
第十九章 极可能成为事实的故事··············································································200