The Curse of the Bronze Lamp
First edition (US) | |
| Author | John Dickson Carr writing as "Carter Dickson" |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Henry Merrivale |
| Genre | Mystery, detective |
| Publisher | Morrow (US 1945) Heinemann (UK, 1946) |
Publication date | 1945 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 214 (first US edition) |
| Preceded by | He Wouldn't Kill Patience |
| Followed by | My Late Wives |
The Curse of the Bronze Lamp (also published as Lord of the Sorcerers) is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr, who published it under the name of Carter Dickson. It is a locked room mystery or, more properly, a subset of that category known as an "impossible crime", and features the series detective Sir Henry Merrivale. Carr considered this one of his best impossible crime novels.