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John Dickson Carr (November 30, 1906 – February 27, 1977) was an American author of detective stories, who also published using the pseudonyms Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn. He lived in England for a number of years, and is often grouped among "British-style" mystery writers.
John Dickson Carr was a U.S. writer of detective fiction whose work, both intellectual and macabre, is considered among the best in the genre. Carr’s first novel, It Walks by Night (1930), won favour that endured as Carr continued to create well-researched “locked-room” puzzles of historical.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
John D. Carr is regarded as one of the greatest writers of the Golden Age Mysteries – complex, plot-driven narratives in which the riddle or puzzle is paramount. Carr was influenced by the works of Gaston Leroux and the works of G. K. Chesterton, especially the Father Brown stories.
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We propose the following publication order when reading John Dickson Carr’s Department D-3 books: You can get all the books listed for free with Kindle Unlimited Membership Plans (First Month FREE). Click here to subscribe to Kindle Unlimited Membership Plans #ad. 1. The Department of Queer Complaints (As: Carter Dickson) (1940) 2. The Men Who Expl...
We propose the following publication order when reading John Dickson Carr’s Dr. Gideon Fell books: 1. Hag’s Nook (1932) 2. The Mad Hatter Mystery (1933) 3. The Eight of Swords (1934) 4. The Blind Barber (1934) 5. The Three Coffins (1935) 6. The Hollow Man (1935) 7. Death-Watch (1935) 8. The Arabian Nights Murder (1936) 9. The Crooked Hinge (1937) 1...
We propose the following publication order when reading John Dickson Carr’s Henri Bencolin books: 1. It Walks by Night (1930) 2. Castle Skull (1931) 3. The Lost Gallows (1931) 4. The Corpse in the Waxworks (1932) 5. The Four False Weapons (1937)
We propose the following publication order when reading John Dickson Carr’s Sir Henry Merrivale books: 1. The Plague Court Murders (1934) 2. The White Priory Murders (1934) 3. The Red Widow Murders (1935) 4. The Unicorn Murders (1935) 5. The Punch and Judy Murders (1936) 6. The Peacock Feather Murders (1937) 7. The Ten Teacups (1937) 8. The Judas W...
We propose the following publication order when reading John Dickson Carr’s Standalone Novels: 1. Poison in Jest (1932) 2. The Murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey (1936) 3. The Burning Court (1937) 4. Fatal Descent (1939) 5. The Emperor’s Snuff-Box (1942) 6. The Bride of Newgate (1950) 7. The Devil in Velvet (1951) 8. The Nine Wrong Answers (1952) 9. Capt...
We propose the following publication order when reading John Dickson Carr’s Short Story Collections books: 1. The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes (1954) 2. The New Exploits of Sherlock Holmes (1954) 3. The Door To Doom, And Other Detections (1980) 4. The Dead Sleep Lightly and Other Mysteries from Radio’s Golden Age (1983) 5. 13 to the Gallows (2008) 6...
We propose the following publication order when reading John Dickson Carr’s Non-Fiction books: 1. The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1949)
We propose the following publication order when reading John Dickson Carr’s Alfred Hitchcock Presents books: 1. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Go Bump in the Night (1940) 2. Stories They Wouldn’t Let Me Do on TV (1957) 3. Alfred Hitchcock Presents 13 More Stories They Wouldn’t Let Me Do on TV (By: Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Robert Arthur,...
We propose the following publication order when reading John Dickson Carr’s Omnibus books: 1. Sleeping Sphinx / Beagle Scented Murder / Death of a Doll (1948) 2. Crime on the Coast & No Flowers by Request (1984) 3. The Hollow Man & The House in Gallows Lane (1997) 4. Locked Rooms: The Three Coffins; To Wake the Dead; The Skeleton in the Clock (2008...
We propose the following publication order when reading John Dickson Carr’s British Library Crime Classics books: 1. The Notting Hill Mystery (By: Charles Warren Adams) (1862) 2. The Female Detective (By: Andrew Forrester) (1864) 3. The Great Impersonation (By: E. Phillips Oppenheim) (1920) 4. The Poisoned Chocolates Case (By: Anthony Berkeley) (19...
John Dickson Carr: The Man who Explained Miracles. Douglas G. Greene. Otto Penzler, 1995 - Biography & Autobiography - 537 pages. John Dickson Carr made his reputation through the art...
John Dickson Carr was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1906. It Walks by Night, his first published detective novel, featuring the Frenchman Henri Bencolin, was published in 1930.
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John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) was an American writer of crime novels, referred to by some as the king of the locked room or impossible mystery story. He wrote under a number of names, including Carter Dickson.
