The Red Right Hand
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Publisher Description
A deranged killer sends a doctor on a quest for the truth - deep into the recesses of his own mind.
'Deserves its reputation as one of the greatest mysteries of all time' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review
What really happened to Inis St. Erme? What was his fatal mistake? Was it when he and his bride-to-be first set out to elope in Vermont? Or did his deadly error occur later, when they picked up a terrifying hitch-hiker, or when the three stopped at 'Dead Bridegroom's Pond' for a picnic?
Dr Riddle is determined to find out, but he soon uncovers a series of bizarre coincidences that leave him questioning his sanity and his innocence. After all, he too walked those wild, deserted roads the night of the murder, stranded and struggling to get home to New York City. The more he reflects, the more his own memories become increasingly uncertain, as he veers into the irrational territory of pure terror...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Surgeon Henry Riddle, the narrator of this virtuoso mix of terror and fair play from Rogers (1896 1984), is driving home to New York City when he stops on a desolate backroad outside Danbury, Conn., to assist a terrified young woman, Elinor Darrie, who tells him a horrible story. She and her fianc , Inis St. Erme, were driving to Vermont to get married when St. Erme decided to pick up a hitchhiker. After they stopped at Dead Bridegroom's Pond for a picnic, the stranger attacked St. Erme, and Darrie fled. Darrie is unaware that her fianc is dead and missing his right hand. Riddle later considers what he believes are the key questions in the case: how the killer managed to vanish, and what became of St. Erme's missing hand. Seemingly trivial details prove to be significant clues, and readers will marvel at Rogers's ingenuity at planting them in the midst of his frantically paced plot. First published in 1945, this entry in the American Mystery Classics series deserves its reputation as one of the best mysteries of all time.
