Fire, Burn!
Fire, Burn! is a historical mystery novel by John Dickson Carr. It is about a police officer who is transported back in time to 1829 when the British police was first formed. Carr considered this one of his best impossible crime novels. Awards. 1969 – Grand Prix de Littérature Policière – best foreign novel, tied with "The Daughter of Time" by Josephine Tey Adaptations. 1971 – "Morte a passo di valzer" – Italian TV mini-series