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The Corpse in the Waxworks (Henri Bencolin, Bk 4)
The Corpse in the Waxworks - Henri Bencolin, Bk 4 Author:John Dickson Carr Mademoiselle Duchene was seen heading into the Paris Gallery of Horrors at the Musee Augustin waxworks, alive. The next day she was found in the Seine, murdered. The museum's proprietor claims he saw one of his wax figures following the victim into the dark -- a lead that Henri Bencolin, head of the Paris police and expert of impossible crim... more »es, cannot possibly resist.
Originally published in 1932, this British Library Crime Classics edition contains a forward by Martin Edwards and a 27 page short story featuring Bencolin entitled The Murder In Number Four.« less