The Crooked Hinge

1938 novel by John Dickson Carr
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The Crooked Hinge

Summary

The Crooked Hinge is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Crooked Hinge authored John Dickson Carr[3].
  • The Crooked Hinge's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Crooked Hinge was published by Hamish Hamilton[5].
  • The Crooked Hinge was published by Harper[6].
  • The Crooked Hinge's genre is crime fiction[7].
  • The Crooked Hinge followed To Wake the Dead[8].
  • The Crooked Hinge was followed by The Black Spectacles[9].
  • The Crooked Hinge's part of the series is recorded as Gideon Fell[10].
  • The Crooked Hinge's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Crooked Hinge's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • The Crooked Hinge was published on 1938[13].
  • The Crooked Hinge's characters is recorded as Gideon Fell[14].
  • The Crooked Hinge's has edition or translation is recorded as Q133514363[15].
  • The Crooked Hinge's narrative location is recorded as Kent[16].
  • The Crooked Hinge's title is recorded as The Crooked Hinge[17].
  • The Crooked Hinge's form of creative work is recorded as novel[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Crooked Hinge authored John Dickson Carr[3]. Publishers include Hamish Hamilton[5] and Harper[6].

Publication

The Crooked Hinge was released on 1938[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is crime fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Gideon Fell[10].

Subject and Themes

The Crooked Hinge's part of the series is recorded as Gideon Fell[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Crooked Hinge followed To Wake the Dead[8]. It was followed by The Black Spectacles[9].

Why It Matters

The Crooked Hinge ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author John Dickson Carr
    Freebase id /m/04015l
    Country of origin United Kingdom
    Genre crime fiction
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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