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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.
John Dickson Carr was an American author. He was born on November 30, 1906, and died on February 27, 1977, at the age of 70. He wrote in the mystery, detective novel, murder and historical mystery genre.
John Dickson Carr has 414 books on Goodreads with 128487 ratings. John Dickson Carr’s most popular book is The Three Coffins (Dr. Gideon Fell, #6).
Mar 15, 2022 · John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) was one of the most prominent mystery novelists during the Golden Age of detective fiction, loosely defined as the period between the two world wars. A defining feature of the popular mysteries of this time was a fair play puzzle plot that focused onto “howdunnit” as opposed to the “whydunnit” in […]
Very few detective stories baffle me nowadays, but Mr Carr's always do -- Agatha Christie John Dickson Carr was a master of the locked room mystery. In The Hollow Man, one of his earliest novels, written when he was just 29, a murder takes place in circumstances that make it seem impossible for the killer to have escaped undetected. ...
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Here Carr does not disappoint. In "The Three Coffins," three brothers, jailed in Transylvania for bank robbery fake their deaths during an outbreak of the plague and are buried alive. The one with the shovel in his coffin digs his way to freedom, then leaves his brothers in their graves and runs off alone with the hidden bank loot.
Oct 29, 2013 · The Black Spectacles. by John Dickson Carr | 13 March 2023. 384. Kindle Edition. ₹0. Free with Kindle Unlimited membership Learn More. Available instantly.
Considered one of the twentieth century's grand masters of the detective story for his innovative use of subtlety, ingenuity, and atmosphere, John Dickson Carr, alias Carter Dickson and Carr Dickson, produced numerous short stories, non-fiction works, and over 70 neo-gothic and historical mystery novels during his lifetime.
John Dickson Carr was one of the leading authors of the so-called Golden Age of the detective novel that lasted from roughly 1925 to 1945. He was the only child of Wooda...
