Death in Five Boxes

Death in Five Boxes
First edition (UK)
AuthorJohn Dickson Carr
writing as "Carter Dickson"
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHenry Merrivale
GenreMystery, Detective
PublisherMorrow (US)
Heinemann (UK)
Publication date
1938
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages310 (first US edition)
Preceded byThe Judas Window 
Followed byDrop to His Death 

Death in Five Boxes is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr, who published it under the name of Carter Dickson. It is a whodunnit and features the series detective Sir Henry Merrivale and his associate, Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Humphrey Masters.