The Case of the Missing Corpse

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:television_adaptation
gptkbp:author gptkb:Carter_Dickson
gptkbp:character gptkb:Detective
gptkb:Victim
witnesses
suspects
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:conflict personal stakes
mystery to solve
gptkbp:critical_reception positive reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later mystery writers
gptkbp:genre gptkb:mystery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Case of the Missing Corpse
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Golden_Age_of_Detective_Fiction
gptkbp:inspiration real-life cases
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-00-811682-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_significance contributed to genre evolution
classic mystery novel
influenced detective fiction conventions
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Sir_Henry_Merrivale
gptkbp:motif detective work
crime investigation
locked room mystery
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person narration
gptkbp:page_count 256
gptkbp:plot A corpse goes missing from a locked room.
gptkbp:published 1937
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Collins_Crime_Club
gptkbp:reader_demographic puzzle-solving
interactive mystery
suspenseful reading experience
gptkbp:resolution revelation of the truth
unraveling the mystery
gptkbp:series Sir Henry Merrivale series
gptkbp:setting gptkb:England
1930s England
gptkbp:style suspenseful pacing
humorous elements
clever plot twists
gptkbp:themes gptkb:justice
gptkb:moral_ambiguity
gptkb:deception
gptkbp:writing_style witty dialogue
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philo_Vance
gptkb:Honey_West
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6