The Case of the Vanishing Heir
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:novel
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
Not adapted into film.
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| gptkbp:adaptations |
None known.
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:John_Dickson_Carr
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| gptkbp:available_formats |
Audiobook.
E-book. Print. |
| gptkbp:character_relationships |
Dr. Gideon Fell and the heir.
Dr. Gideon Fell and the police. Dr. Gideon Fell and the victim. |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced later mystery writers.
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:mystery
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| gptkbp:has_reception |
Considered a classic.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Case of the Vanishing Heir
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| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
Agatha Christie.
Dashiell Hammett. Raymond Chandler. Colin Dexter. Ellery Queen. Louise Penny. Michael Connelly. P. D. James. Ruth Rendell. Tana French. |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Golden_Age_of_Detective_Fiction
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Real-life unsolved mysteries.
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| gptkbp:is_acclaimed_for |
Well-received by critics.
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| gptkbp:isbn |
978-0-00-811706-0
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Dr._Gideon_Fell
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| gptkbp:narrative_style |
first-person narration
Foreshadowing. Twists. Red herrings. |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
" There is no such thing as a perfect crime." " Every mystery has a solution." |
| gptkbp:page_count |
256
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| gptkbp:plot |
A wealthy man disappears, and his heir is suspected of foul play.
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| gptkbp:published |
gptkb:1935
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Hamish_Hamilton
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| gptkbp:series |
Dr. Gideon Fell series
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:England
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| gptkbp:themes |
gptkb:Justice
gptkb:Deception Family secrets |
| gptkbp:writing_style |
Clever and intricate.
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Dr._Gideon_Fell
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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