The Three Taps: A Detective Story Without a Moral

by Ronald Knox

25 chapters7h 1mEnglish1927

About this book

If it was murder, how did the murderer get through a door and leave it locked on the inside? If suicide, how did the dead man turn off the gas? A tantalizing mystery well written and not lacking the saving grace. (Ontario Library Review, 1926)

Chapters (25)

1The Euthanasia Policy

1440

2The Detective Malgré Lui

1014

3At the 'Load of Mischief'

1014

4The Bedroom

973

5Supper, and Mr. Brinkman

1021

6An Ear at the Keyhole

776

7From Leyland's Note-book

720

8The Bishop at Home

1391

9The Late Rector of Hipley

819

10The Bet Doubled

1521

11The Generalship of Angela

991

12The Makings of a Trap

1045

13A Morning with the Haberdasher

1003

14Bredon is Taken for a Walk

870

15A Scrap of Paper

1024

16A Visitor from Pullford

765

17Mysterious Behaviour of the Old Gentleman

932

18The Barmaid is Brought to Book

1053

19How Leyland Spent the Evening

1072

20How Bredon Spent the Evening

762

21How Eames Spent the Evening

807

22At a Standstill

785

23Leyland's Account of it all

1004

24Mottram's Account of it all

963

25Bredon's Account of it all

1513

The Three Taps: A Detective Story Without a Moral

About this book

Chapters (25)

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