The Black Spectacles (1939) - John Dickson Carr
Category: Detective
Narrator: Kris Dyer
Tags: Detective, Mystery, Novel
The Black Spectacles By: John Dickson Carr Narrated by: Kris Dyer Series: Dr. Gideon Fell, Book 10 Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 01-07-2023 Language: English Publisher: Isis Publishing Ltd, A sinister case of deadly poisoned chocolates from Sodbury Crosss high street shop haunts the group of friends and relatives assembled at Bellegarde, among the orchards of peach-fancier Marcus Chesney. To prove a point about how the sweets could have been poisoned under the nose of the shopkeeper, Chesney stages an elaborate memory game to test whether any of his guests can see beyond their black spectacles; that is, to see the truth without assumptions as witnesses. During the test - which is also being filmed - Chesney is murdered by his accomplice, dressed head to toe in an invisible man disguise. The keen wits of Dr Gideon Fell are called for to crack this brazen and bizarre murder. This classic novel is widely regarded as one of John Dickson Carrs masterpieces and
