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| Author | John Dickson Carr |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery, Detective novel |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton (UK) & Harper (USA) |
| Publication date | 1942 (US), 1943 (UK) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
The Emperor's Snuff-Box is a non-series mystery novel (1942) by mystery novelist John Dickson Carr. The detective is psychologist Dr. Dermot Kinross.
The novel takes place in France and concerns a jeweled snuff-box in the shape of a pocket watch said to have belonged to Napoleon. A pretty young Englishwoman living in France forms a romantic attachment and becomes a suspect in the murder of her fiance's father; the theft of a valuable necklace and the smashing of the snuff-box are also mysteries to be solved.
The novel served as the basis for the 1957 film That Woman Opposite, for which the screenplay was written by Compton Bennett.
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