Length2h 24m
About this audiobook
Paris, 1920s. A casino glittering with bad intentions. A wedding night that ends with a severed head on the floor — and a room nobody entered, nobody left.
Detective Bencolin has seen a great deal. He has not seen this.
There is a madman somewhere in the crowd. A woman who knows more than she says. A Russian with a perfect alibi and a monocle that never fogs. And a murder so impossible that the only honest answer is: it didn't happen.
It happened.
Carr at his most wickedly theatrical — part locked-room puzzle, part Grand Guignol, entirely his own.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, Literary Classics
Length2 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byShawna Wolf
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 14, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Grand Guignol - Intro
2Chapter I. The Overture: Danse Macabre
3Chapter II. Red Footlights
4Chapter III. Death Guides The Clocks
5Chapter IV. Hashish And Opium
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6Chapter V. The Trunk From Vienna
7Chapter VI. White Roses For Murder
8Chapter VII. 'All Through The Night—'
9Chapter VIII. Wherein The Double-Doors Are Opened
10Chapter IX. The Last Act
11Chapter X. Bencolin Takes A Curtain-Call
12Grand Guignol - Outro
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