Fire, Burn!

First edition (publ. Harper & Brothers)

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.

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

References


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