Fire, Burn!

Fire, Burn! is a historical mystery novel by John Dickson Carr. It is about a police officer who is transported back in time to 1829[1] when the British police was first formed. Carr considered this one of his best impossible crime novels.

First edition (publ. Harper & Brothers)

Awards

1969 – Grand Prix de Littérature Policière – best foreign novel, tied with The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

Adaptations

1971 – Morte a passo di valzer[2] – Italian TV mini-series

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