
The Black Spectacles
(The Problem of the Green Capsule)
(A book in the Dr. Gideon Fell series)(1939)
A novel by
John Dickson Carr
According to Marcus Chesney, eye-witnesses were unreliable. To observe something, then to relate accurately what was just seen, he felt was impossible.
To prove his point, Chesney set up a test. With witnesses looking on, he calmly sat still while a sinister scarecrow of a man entered the room, walked over to him...and murdered him!
All the suspects were witnesses; each could alibi another. Logically, therefore, no one could have murdered Marcus Chesney. But then why was he dead?
It take Gideon Fell to unravel this Golden Age classic.
To prove his point, Chesney set up a test. With witnesses looking on, he calmly sat still while a sinister scarecrow of a man entered the room, walked over to him...and murdered him!
All the suspects were witnesses; each could alibi another. Logically, therefore, no one could have murdered Marcus Chesney. But then why was he dead?
It take Gideon Fell to unravel this Golden Age classic.
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Hardback Editions
December 1980 : Hardback
| Title: Black Spectacles Author(s): John Dickson Carr ISBN: 0-7066-0885-2 / 978-0-7066-0885-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Remploy Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1976 : Hardback
| Title: The Problem of the Green Capsule Author(s): John Dickson Carr Publisher: Universal-Award House, Inc. Availability: Amazon More details... |
December 1969 : Hardback
| Title: Black Spectacles Author(s): John Dickson Carr ISBN: 0-241-01606-1 / 978-0-241-01606-0 (UK edition) Publisher: H.Hamilton Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1948 : Hardback
| Title: The Black Spectacles Author(s): John Dickson Carr Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1947 : Hardback
| Title: THE PROBLEM OF THE GREEN CAPSULE Author(s): John Dickson Carr Publisher: Bantam Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
1946 : Hardback
| Title: The Problem Of The Green Capsule Author(s): John Dickson Carr Publisher: BOOKS, INC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1944 : Hardback
| Title: The Problem of the Green Capsule Author(s): John Dickson Carr Publisher: Books Inc. Availability: Amazon More details... |
1939 : Hardback
| Title: The Problem of the Green Capsule Author(s): John Dickson Carr Publisher: Harper & Brothers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1936 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
December 1986 : Paperback
| Title: The Problem of the Green Capsule Author(s): John Dickson Carr ISBN: 0-317-52726-6 / 978-0-317-52726-1 (USA edition) Publisher: International Polygonics, Ltd. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1986 : Paperback
| Title: The Problem of the Green Capsule: Being the Psychologist's Murder Case (Gideon Fell Series) Author(s): John Dickson Carr ISBN: 0-930330-51-X / 978-0-930330-51-4 (USA edition) Publisher: International Polygonics Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
January 1976 : Paperback
| Title: The Problem of the Green Capsule Author(s): John Dickson Carr Publisher: Award Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1970 : Paperback
| Title: The Problem of the Green Capsule: A Dr. Gideon Fell Mystery Author(s): John Dickson Carr Publisher: Berkley Publishing Availability: Amazon More details... |
1967 : Paperback
| Title: PROBLEM OF THE GREEN CAPSULE (DR. GIDEON FELL) Author(s): JOHN DICKSON CARR ISBN: 0-441-68052-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Charter Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1964 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Problem of the Green Capsule Author(s): John Dickson Carr Publisher: Bantam Availability: Amazon More details... |
1956 : Paperback
| Title: THE PROBLEM OF THE GREEN CAPSULE Author(s): CARR JOHN DICKSON Publisher: Bantam Availability: Amazon More details... |
1947 : Paperback
| Title: The Problem of the Green Capsule (Bantam #101) Author(s): John Dickson Carr Publisher: Bantam Availability: Amazon More details... |
1940 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Problem of the Green Capsule (A Dr. Gideon Fell Mystery) Author(s): John Dickson Carr Publisher: Bantam Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
1950 : Unknown
| Title: The Black Spectacles Author(s): John Dickson Carr Publisher: Pan Books Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1950 : Unknown
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