阿拉伯之夜谋杀案
豆瓣
The Arabian Nights Murder
约翰·狄克森·卡尔 译者: 狄芬奇
简介
阒静无人的伦敦午夜街头，展示神秘东方文物的博物馆外，先后出现了两名不速之客。一名白须飘逸的老头盘踞在围墙上袭击巡逻警察，在遭到警察反击后昏倒地面，然而他却在警察离开求援的转瞬间消失无踪；五分钟后另一名年轻绅士大力拍击博物馆的青铜大门，当另一名到此巡视的警察出面劝阻时他却高举手杖朝警察砍击……
苏格兰警场的卡鲁瑟巡官接获报告决定前来一探究竟。巡官悄悄来到博物馆，不动声色的进到大厅，不意出现在眼前的却是管理员绕着一方棺椁跳舞的鬼魅景况，随即又惊悚地发现一具东方男尸蜷伏在古代马车里。这是神秘的东方信仰？还是残酷的献祭仪式？
卡鲁瑟巡官拖着疲惫身躯展开大半夜的侦讯活动。谁杀了这名东方人？暴躁易怒的馆长老韦德、冷静尽责的助理何姆斯、魅力四射的韦德小姐、外貌苍老的小韦德，还是行为诡谲的管理员普恩……而卡鲁瑟巡官能独力解决这件奇案吗？
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第一部 阿拉伯之夜的爱尔兰人 巡官约翰·卡鲁瑟陈述
第一章 消失的髯须·················································································································9
第二章 哈伦·拉希德的妻子··································································································20
第三章 博物馆内的尸体·······································································································33
第四章 非有一具尸体不可···································································································47
第五章 匕首玻璃柜之钥·······································································································60
第六章 同舟共济的朋友·······································································································71
第七章 踢头盔的警察···········································································································84
第八章 苏贝蒂灵柩是空棺···································································································98
第二部 阿拉伯之夜的英格兰人 助理警务暑长赫伯·阿姆斯特朗爵士陈述
第九章 伊林渥斯博士扮演阿里巴巴·················································································117
第十章 魔法开演·················································································································129
第十一章 狰狞的盖博先生·································································································141
第十二章 从电梯内部向外窥视·························································································153
第十三章 十一项要点·········································································································167
第十四章 食谱的秘密·········································································································182
第十五章 来自伊拉克的秘密·····························································································196
第十六章 首度登场亮相·····································································································213
第十七章 十一项疑点，十一位嫌犯·················································································229
第三部 阿拉伯之夜的苏格兰人 总探长大卫·海德雷陈述
第十八章 夜幕已去，但凶手的面纱仍在·········································································249
第十九章 窃取匕首的人····································································································260
第二十章 箭头状的钥匙·····································································································274
第二十一章 镜子上的印痕································································································290
第二十二章 蜜丽安·韦德到访地窖的原因········································································302
第二十三章 破案之胜利荣冠····························································································317
第二十四章 不在场证明····································································································335
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