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The Unicorn Murders

By: Carter Dickson
Narrated by: John Telfer
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The diplomat Sir George Ramsden is returning to Britain from France with the mysterious 'unicorn' in tow. The legendary thief Flamande has declared that he will be on the same flight as Ramsden, in disguise, and that the unicorn will be his. His arch-rival and head of the Sûreté Nationale, Gasquet, has assured the public that he too will be on the plane to thwart his nemesis.

Meanwhile, holidaying in Paris, the ex-spy Kenwood Blake runs into Evelyn Cheyne and is swept into a perilous chase ending at the Chateau de l'Île on a stormy night. Here, Ramsden's plane has made an emergency landing, and Henry Merrivale has joined the party. When the castle is cut off by the flooding river, the stage is set for a battle of wits between two masters of disguise in Flamande and Gasquet, as a bizarre and seemingly impossible murder amongst the party casts suspicion in every direction – and the mystery of the unicorn is revealed.

Carter Dickson's brilliantly intricate mystery was first published in Britain in 1936; it remains a testament to his unique talent for wrangling audacious levels of devilishness into a masterpiece.

©2026 Carter Dickson (P)2026 Oakhill Publishing Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Traditional Detectives Fiction Fantasy Aviation
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People trapped together. Who is the murderer? Plenty of fun characters and lots of clues. Not for the lovers of gritty realism. But not overly cosy either. His mysteries are the most difficult to get of the ones I've listened to. This is neither his best or worst book. A fun and engrossing listen. Suspense. Lots of working out to do. No I didn't get it right. Happy I bought it. Will listen to it again.

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