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
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (13)
Includes Goodreads
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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