| Author | Paul Halter |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Septième Hypothèse |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publication date | 1991 |
The Seventh Hypothesis (French: La Septième Hypothèse) is a 1991 book by Paul Halter.
In 2014, The Guardian's Adrian McKinty considered The Seventh Hypothesis the third best locked-room mystery. One plot point turns on the revelation that a Mechanical Turk chess automaton was operated by a person inside the machine, reflecting a recurring theme in Halter's books that technology might allow seemingly-supernatural events to be real.
References
- McKinty, Adrian (29 January 2014). "The top 10 locked-room mysteries". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- Gardini, Michela (15 June 2015). "Figures du surnaturel dans le roman policier : l'exemple de Paul Halter". Revue critique de fixxion française contemporaine (in French) (10). doi:10.4000/fixxion.10169. ISSN 2033-7019.
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