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John Dickson Carr

John Dickson Carr was a very highly regarded American mystery writer, though he lived for most of the '30s and '40s in England, married there and set many of his books there (Wikipedia). His two main detectives, Dr. Fell and Sir Henry Merrivale, were very English (Wikipedia).

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American writer (1906–1977)

Born 30 November 1906
Died 27 February 1977

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  • Cover of: The life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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    Cover of edition kenandaoerdiyish0000carr Cover of edition lifeofsirarthurc0000carr First published in 1949 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: English country house murders: tales of perfidious albion
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    Cover of edition englishcountryho0000unse_g0f7 Cover of edition englishcountryhogodf00chri Cover of edition englishcountryho00godf Cover of edition countryhousemurd0000unse Cover of edition englishcountryho0000unse_r8v5 Cover of edition countryhousemurd0000unse_r8z9 Cover of edition englishcountryho00chri First published in 1989 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: He who whispers
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    Cover of edition bwb_S0-AAM-017 First published in 1946 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes: a collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures based on unsolved cases from the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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    First published in 1954 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Death-watch
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    First published in 1935 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey
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    Cover of edition murderofsiredmun0000john First published in 1936 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The blind barber
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    First published in 1952 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The case of the constant suicides
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    First published in 1941 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Poison in jest

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  • Cover of: The crooked hinge
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  • Cover of: The Emperor's Snuff-Box
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    First published in 1942 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The mad hatter mystery

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  • Cover of: The Nine Wrong Answers

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  • Cover of: Dark of the moon.
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    Cover of edition darkofmoon00john First published in 1967 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Fire, Burn!
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    Cover of edition fireburn0000carr First published in 1957 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Hag's Nook
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    First published in 1933 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The Sleeping Sphinx
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    Cover of edition sleepingsphinxdo00carr First published in 1947 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The White Priory murders.

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American writer (1906–1977)

Born 30 November 1906
Died 27 February 1977

Subjects

Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, England, fiction, Fell, gideon (fictitious character), fiction, Private investigators, Gideon Fell (Fictitious character), Sir Merrivale, Henry (Fictitious character), American Detective and mystery stories, Crime, fiction, Private investigators, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional, Detective and mystery stories, American, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, general, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction in English, Fiction, crime, London (england), fiction, Merrivale, henry, sir (fictitious character), fiction, American literature, Bencolin, henri (fictitious character), fiction, Translations into Russian, France, fiction, Judges, Paris (france), fiction

Places

England, Paris (France), Great Britain, London, London (England), 221B Baker Street, Abbey Grange, Australia, Baker Street, Chislehurst, Hungary, Jamaica, New York, Paris, Scotland Yard, Suburbs of South London, Xian dai

People

Arthur Conan Doyle Sir (1859-1930), John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Fortunato, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, Archie, Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Carlos, Doctor Gideon Fell, Duncan Ross, Edmund Berry Godfrey Sir, Edmund Berry Godfrey Sir (1621-1678), Eustace Brackenstall, Jabez Wilson, Jack Croker, John Clay, John H. Watson (Fictitious character), Lady Brackenstall, M. Jonathan Whicher, Mr. Merryweather, Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Patrick Butler, Police Inspector Jones

Time

20th century, 19th century, 17th century, 1865, 1890, 1930s, 1931, Carnival, Edward VII, 1901-1910, Late 1920s, Meiguo, Post WWII, WWII, World War, 1939-1945, Written and set in 1949, carnival

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Alternative names

  • Dickson Carr
  • Roger Fairbairn
  • Carter Dickson
  • Carr John Dickson

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September 10, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI