John Dickson Carr
Also known as Carr Dickson, Carter Dickson, Roger Fairbairn
American writer (1906–1977)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 30 November 1906
- Died
- 27 February 1977
- Works
- 171
Top works
- The Arabian nights murder
- The skeleton in the clock
- The Bowstring murders
- מסתרי הקופסה הקיסרית
- הרצח בחדר האמבטיה
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Works in European collections
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Article
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. Most (though not all) of his novels had English settings, especially country villages and estates, and English characters. His two best-known fictional detectives, Gideon Fell and Sir Henry Merrivale, were both English. Gideon Fell first appeared in the novel Hag's Nook (1933), and Sir Henry Merrivale first appeared in the novel The Plague Court Murders (1934).
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1906 births1977 deaths20th-century American male writers20th-century American novelists20th-century American short story writersAmerican detective fiction writersAmerican expatriates in EnglandAmerican historical novelistsAmerican male novelistsAmerican male short story writersAmerican mystery writersBurials at Springwood Cemetery