Scandal at High Chimneys: A Victorian Melodrama is a historical mystery novel by John Dickson Carr. It was published in the US and Canada by Harper & Row in August 1959. The story is set in London, 1865, and concerns a house called High Chimneys where secrets are hidden among the household members. Plot introduction Clive Strickland, lawyer and author, was to discover a bewildering and terrifying slice of Victorian life when his friend Victor Damon asked him to visit the family estate. The Damon family home, a huge and formidable mansion, plays host to a multitude of characters. Strange things happen at the Damons': a ghost like figure threatens; Matthew Damon gets murdered under impossible circumstances and it take the brilliance of Jonathan Whicher to solve the tangled puzzle. 1959 American novels Historical mystery novels Novels by John Dickson Carr Fiction set in 1865 Novels set in the 1860s Novels set in London Hamish Hamilton books Harper & Row books