The Punch and Judy Murders

The Punch and Judy Murders (aka The Magic Lantern Murders)
First US edition
AuthorJohn Dickson Carr writing as "Carter Dickson"
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHenry Merrivale
GenreMystery fiction, Detective fiction
PublisherMorrow (US, 1937)
Heinemann (UK, first edition, 1936)
Publication date
1936
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages300pp
Preceded byThe Unicorn Murders 
Followed byThe Ten Teacups (aka The Peacock Feather Murders) 

The Punch and Judy Murders (also published as The Magic Lantern Murders) is a 1936 mystery novel written by John Dickson Carr under the pen name of Carter Dickson. It is a whodunnit which features the fictional detective Sir Henry Merrivale.

It was the last book read by the former American president Franklin D. Roosevelt before his death.