The Case of the Deadly Dagger

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dick_Tracy
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:1940
gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:author gptkb:John_Dickson_Carr
John Dickson Carr was a prominent mystery writer.
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:character_arc gptkb:Dr._Gideon_Fell
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:Dr._Gideon_Fell
gptkbp:character_relationships gptkb:launch_complex
moral choices
gptkbp:character_traits intelligent
gptkbp:climax revelation of the murderer
gptkbp:conflict detective vs. criminal
gptkbp:cover_art gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced detective genre
gptkbp:filmography The Deadly Dagger
gptkbp:genre gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:has_gameplay_element gptkb:Detective
gptkbp:historical_context pre-WWII era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Case of the Deadly Dagger
gptkbp:influenced television adaptations
later mystery writers
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:The_Hound_of_the_Baskervilles
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Golden_Age_of_Detective_Fiction
gptkbp:inspired_by real-life cases
gptkbp:is_motivated_by solving the mystery
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-00-811682-0
gptkbp:language English
witty
gptkbp:literary_devices foreshadowing
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Dr._Gideon_Fell
gptkbp:mood suspenseful
gptkbp:motif gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
third-person
unreliable narrator
gptkbp:page_count 256
gptkbp:plot gptkb:legal_case
linear
gptkbp:plot_twist unexpected revelations
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:The_Crooked_Hinge
gptkbp:published_by 1939
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Hamish_Hamilton
gptkbp:reader_demographic high
adult readers
enthusiastic
mystery resolution
gptkbp:resolution surprise ending
murderer apprehended
gptkbp:series standalone
Dr. Gideon Fell series
gptkbp:setting gptkb:20th_century
gptkb:England
gptkb:Victorian_era
gptkbp:speed fast-paced
gptkbp:successor gptkb:The_Black_Spectacles
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:theme gptkb:justice
gptkbp:trivia red herrings