THE THREE TAPS
New York: Jacobsen Publishing Company (Modern Reprint Library), 1927. Hardcover. Octavo, 7.75 in. x 6 in.,pp, 282, (28) (advertising). Blue cloth boards with black title to front and spine. Fifteen color plates at book's end feature front covers of new publications from The Modern Reprint Library. Light shelfwer to edges; touch of faded soiling along top of front board. Unmarked, tight interior. Rubbing to dustjacket with chips at corners and spine ends. Protected in mylar. Very Good / Good. Item #100506
Ronald Arbuthnott Knox (1888 – 1957) was an English Catholic priest, theologian, author, and radio broadcaster. Knox published extensively on religious, philosophical, and literary subjects. He also produced several popular works of detective fiction, such as The Viaduct Murder (1925) and The Three Taps (1927). He is remembered for his "Ten Commandments" for detective stories, which sought to codify a form of crime fiction in which the reader may participate by attempting to find a solution to the mystery before the fictional detective reveals it.
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