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John Dickson Carr

John Dickson Carr was an acclaimed American author, born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1906. He is best known for his contributions to the mystery and detective fiction genre, having written under the pseudonyms Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn. Carr's first published detective novel, "It Walks by Night," featuring the Frenchman Henri Bencolin, was published in 1930. This marked the beginning of a prolific writing career that spanned several decades and produced numerous beloved detective series.

Carr is widely regarded as one of the greatest Golden Age mystery writers, known for his intricate plotlines and seemingly impossible mysteries. His detectives, including the renowned Dr. Gideon Fell and Sir Henry Merrivale, were celebrated for their ability to solve even the most confounding cases. While Carr was an American author, he spent a number of years living in England and set most of his novels in English locations, such as country villages and estates. This, along with his mastery of the genre, has led to frequent comparisons between Carr and his British contemporaries.

Throughout his career, Carr received numerous accolades for his work. He won two Edgar Awards, one for his novel "The Hollow Man" in 1940 and another for his non-fiction book "The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" in 1949. In 1963, Carr was awarded the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America, recognizing his significant contributions to the genre. Carr's writing continues to captivate and inspire readers, and his novels remain popular to this day.
Department D-3 Books
# Title Year
1 The Department of Queer Complaints 1940
Dr. Gideon Fell Books
# Title Year
1 Hag's Nook 1932
2 The Mad Hatter Mystery 1933
3 The Eight of Swords 1934
4 The Blind Barber 1934
5 Death-Watch 1935
6 The Three Coffins / The Hollow Man 1935
7 The Arabian Nights Murder 1936
8 The Crooked Hinge 1937
9 To Wake the Dead 1938
10 The Problem of the Green Capsule / The Black Spectacles 1939
11 The Problem of the Wire Cage 1939
12 The Man Who Could Not Shudder 1940
13 The Seat of the Scornful 1941
14 The Case of the Constant Suicides 1941
15 Death Turns the Tables / The Seat of the Scornful 1941
16 Till Death Do Us Part 1944
17 He Who Whispers 1946
18 The Sleeping Sphinx 1947
19 Below Suspicion 1949
20 The Dead Man's Knock 1958
21 In Spite of Thunder 1960
22 The House at Satan's Elbow 1965
23 Panic in Box C 1966
24 Dark of the Moon 1967
Henri Bencolin Books
# Title Year
1 It Walks by Night 1930
2 Castle Skull 1931
3 The Lost Gallows 1931
4 The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder 1932
5 The Four False Weapons 1937
Sir Henry Merrivale Books (as Carter Dickson)
# Title Year
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 / The Magic Lantern Murders 1936
6 The Peacock Feather Murders / The Ten Teacups 1937
7 The Judas Window / The Crossbow Murder 1938
8 Death in Five Boxes 1938
9 The Reader Is Warned 1939
10 And So to Murder 1940
11 Nine and Death Makes Ten / Murder in the Submarine Zone 1940
12 Seeing Is Believing / Cross of Murder 1941
13 The Gilded Man / Death and the Gilded Man 1942
14 She Died A Lady 1943
15 He Wouldn't Kill Patience 1944
16 The Curse of the Bronze Lamp / Lord of the Sorcerers 1945
17 My Late Wives 1946
18 The Skeleton in the Clock 1948
19 A Graveyard to Let 1949
20 Night at the Mocking Widow 1950
21 Behind the Crimson Blind 1952
22 The Cavalier's Cup 1953
23 Merrivale, March and Murder 1991
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Poison in Jest 1932
2 The Bowstrings Murders 1933
3 The Murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey 1936
4 The Burning Court 1937
5 Fatal Descent / Drop to His Death 1939
6 The Emperor's Snuff-Box 1942
7 The Bride of Newgate 1950
8 The Devil in Velvet 1951
9 The Nine Wrong Answers 1952
10 Captain Cut-Throat 1955
11 Patrick Butler for the Defense 1956
12 Fire, Burn! 1957
13 Scandal at High Chimneys 1959
14 The Demoniacs 1961
15 The Witch of the Low Tide 1961
16 Most Secret 1964
17 Papa La-Bas 1968
18 The Ghosts' High Noon 1969
19 Deadly Hall 1971
20 The Hungry Goblin 1972
Short Story Collections
# Title Year
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 Fell and Foul Play 1991
6 13 to the Gallows 2008
7 The Third Bullet and Other Stories 2020
8 The Island of Coffins and Other Mysteries from the Casebook of Cabin B-13 2021
9 The Kindling Spark 2022
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 The Life of Sir Arthur Conan DOyle 1949
British Library Crime Classics Books
# Title Year
1 The Notting Hill Mystery 1862
2 The Female Detective 1864
3 The Poisoned Chocolates Case 1929
4 It Walks by Night 1930
5 The Secret of High Eldersham / The Mystery of High Eldersham 1930
6 Mystery in the Channel 1931
7 Castle Skull 1931
8 The Incredible Crime 1931
9 Murder of a Lady 1931
10 The Lost Gallows 1931
11 The Z Murders 1931
12 The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder 1932
13 The Division Bell Mystery 1932
14 Portrait of a Murderer 1933
15 Death in Fancy Dress 1933
16 Family Matters 1933
17 The Hog's Back Mystery 1933
18 Murder Underground 1934
19 Scarweather 1934
20 Death of an Airman 1934
21 The Spy Paramount 1934
22 The 12.30 from Croydon 1934
23 The Chianti Flask 1934
24 The Lake District Murder 1935
25 Death on the Cherwell 1935
26 The Cornish Coast Murder 1935
27 The Traitor 1936
28 The Santa Klaus Murder 1936
29 The Sussex Downs Murder 1936
30 Death in the Tunnel / Dark in the Tunnel 1936
31 Mystery in White 1937
32 Bats in the Belfry 1937
33 The Cheltenham Square Murder 1937
34 Excellent Intentions 1938
35 Murder in the Museum 1938
36 Antidote to Venom 1938
37 Thirteen Guests 1938
38 The Port of London Murders 1938
39 The Arsenal Stadium Mystery 1939
40 Seven Dead 1939
41 Verdict of Twelve 1940
42 A Scream in Soho 1940
43 Death of a Busybody 1942
44 The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack 1942
45 Somebody at the Door 1943
46 Murder's a Swine: A Second World War Mystery 1943
47 Checkmate to Murder 1944
48 Fell Murder 1944
49 Murder by Matchlight 1945
50 Trouble on the Thames 1945
51 Fire in the Thatch 1946
52 Death Makes a Prophet 1947
53 Smallbone Deceased 1950
54 Calamity in Kent 1950
55 Death Has Deep Roots 1951
56 The Danger Within / Death in Captivity 1952
57 Murder in the Mill-Race 1952
58 Crossed Skis 1952
59 Death on the Riviera 1952
60 The Colour Of Murder 1957
61 The Christmas Egg 1958
62 The Progress of a Crime 1960
63 The Spoilt Kill 1961
64 The Body in the Dumb River 1961
65 Due to a Death 1963
66 Surfeit of Suspects 1964
67 The Belting Inheritance 1965
68 The Last Best Friend 1967
69 The End of the Web 1976
70 Capital Crimes: London Mysteries 2015
71 Resorting to Murder 2015
72 Silent Nights 2015
73 Murder at the Manor 2016
74 Serpents in Eden 2016
75 Crimson Snow 2016
76 Foreign Bodies 2017
77 The Long Arm of the Law 2017
78 Miraculous Mysteries 2017
79 Continental Crimes 2017
80 Blood on the Tracks 2018
81 The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories 2018
82 Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book 2018
83 Deep Waters: Murder on the Waves 2019
84 The Measure of Malice 2019
85 Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries 2020
86 A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries 2020
87 Two-Way Murder 2021
88 Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries 2021
Adrian Conan Doyle Collections (with Adrian Conan Doyle)
# Title Year
1 The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes 1954
2 The New Exploits of Sherlock Holmes 1954
3 Tales of Love and Hate 1964
4 More Exploits of Sherlock Holmes 1964
Murderous Christmas Stories Books
# Title Year
1 Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season 2016
2 Murder on Christmas Eve 2017
3 A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season 2018
John Dickson Carr Anthologies
# Title Year
1 20 Great Tales of Murder 1952
2 Nine Detective Stories 1964
3 The Locked Room Reader: Stories of Impossible Crimes and Escapes 1968
4 Daring Detectives 1969
5 All but Impossible! 1981
6 Great Stories of Mystery and Suspense 1981
7 Deadly Arts 1985
8 Handle with Care: Frightening Stories 1985
9 English Country House Murders 1988
10 The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes 1989
11 Great Tales of Crime and Detection 1992
12 Fifty Best Mysteries 1993
13 The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction 2004
14 Capital Crimes: London Mysteries 2015
15 Resorting to Murder 2015
16 Silent Nights 2015
17 Murder at the Manor 2016
18 Serpents in Eden 2016
19 Crimson Snow 2016
20 Foreign Bodies 2017
21 The Long Arm of the Law 2017
22 Miraculous Mysteries 2017
23 Continental Crimes 2017
24 Blood on the Tracks 2018
25 The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories 2018
26 Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays 2019
27 The Measure of Malice 2019
28 Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries 2020
29 A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries 2020
30 Murder Takes a Holiday: Classic Crime Stories for Summer 2021
31 Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries 2021