约翰·迪克森·卡尔（1906—1977），史上最伟大的推理小说作家之一，举世公认的“密室推理之王”。其小说素以公平著称，线索隐蔽，解答惊人，具有超乎寻常的逻辑性、趣味性。他一生共设计了超过五十种密室，几乎每个都是构思精巧、无以复加；又兼其小说一贯具有的浓郁哥特风格，以及其谋篇布局的架构能力之强，自会让读者大呼过瘾，竞相传读。读推理，岂能不读密室；读密室，岂能不读卡尔！
我和我的前妻很早以前就对此达成共识：我们会全额支付孩子们本科教育的花费。
My ex-wife and I long ago agreed that we would pay the full cost of our children's undergraduate education.
我的父母担心以后见到小孙女的机会更少了，朋友们担心我受了前妻摆布，律师则告诉我这样的协议在这个年代是可以作废的。
My parents worried they would have far less access to their granddaughter. My friends worried I was being a doormat. My lawyer told me this simply wasn't done in this day and age.
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