The Burning Court

About “The Burning Court”

A 1937 novel by John Dickson Carr is a murder mystery that includes supernatural elements. The story centers on the death of Miles Despard, which initially appears straightforward. However, strange occurrences complicate the case, such as the housekeeper witnessing a woman walking through a wall. Another mystery arises when someone is seen walking through a door that had been bricked up two hundred years earlier. These events suggest a connection to the past, but the novel leaves the possibility open whether the murder has a supernatural cause or a more conventional explanation.