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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: Below Suspicion (Gideon Fell Mystery Series)

    First published in 1986 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1951 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Arabian Nights Murder/a Dr. Gideon Fell Mystery

    First published in 1989 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1969 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1990 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1990 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The door to doom

    First published in 1981 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Fell and foul play

    First published in 1991 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Hollow Man (Classic Crime S.)

    First published in 1986 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The hungry goblin: a Victorian detective novel

    First published in 1972 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Mad Hatter Mystery (Dr. Gideon Fell Mystery)

    First published in 1989 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1941 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Three detective novels: including The Arabian nights murder; The Burning court; The problem of the wire cage.

    First published in 1959 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: To Wake the Dead (Dr. Gideon Fell Mystery)

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    First published in 1938 2 editions in 1 language
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American writer (1906–1977)

Born 30 November 1906
Died 27 February 1977
Subjects
Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, England, fiction, Private investigators, Gideon Fell (Fictitious character), Fell, gideon (fictitious character), fiction, 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, Translations into Russian, Bencolin, henri (fictitious character), fiction, France, fiction, Judges, Large type books
Places
England, Great Britain, Paris (France), 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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