{"product_id":"the-rim-of-the-pit-9781613164655","title":"The Rim of the Pit","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hake Talbot\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: American Mystery Classics\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: American Mystery Classics\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Suspense\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I came here to make a dead man change his mind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins a creepy and unusual mystery celebrated to this day as one of the greatest \"impossible crime\" novels of all time. When a family's promise to protect the beloved pine grove of their dead father creates a financial strain, a seance is suggested to summon the ghost of the late logger and ask its permission. A mixed group of skeptics and believers convene at a snow-bound lodge to call the spirit with a group that includes a gambler, a businessman, a clairvoyant, a professor, and a refugee, among others. With so many diverse interests at the table, the tensions run high -- but when one of the participants ends up dead, there is reason to suspect that a nefarious spirit is to blame. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is discovered in a locked room, impenetrable from the outside -- just one of many bizarre and inexplicable circumstances surrounding the scene of the crime. There is also the trail of footprints in the snow, beginning and ending amid a field of untouched powder; another on the roof, with the tracks leading for a short distance before vanishing into nothingness; and, there are fingerprints on a gun suspended at an unreachable height...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupernatural undertones and eerie atmosphere clear away in the third act to present a logical conclusion to the case, teasing out the clues and murder methods that unscrupulous readers may have missed. With its off-beat exposition, puzzling plot and exceptional prose, \u003cem\u003eRim of the Pit\u003c\/em\u003e is a cult classic of the Golden Age era deserving of a wide audience today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Mystery Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45032735899799,"sku":"9781613164655","price":1310.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781613164655.webp?v=1769208452","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-rim-of-the-pit-9781613164655","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}