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Updated 2026-07-11 / 192 books / 11 series
John Dickson Carr was an American-born British author best known for his locked-room mystery series featuring Dr. Gideon Fell. His works are celebrated for their ingenious plots, and he is widely regarded as a master of the impossible crime genre. This page lists John Dickson Carr’s books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.
Books by John Dickson Carr in Publication Order
1862
The Notting Hill Mystery(By: Charles Warren Adams)
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1929
The Poisoned Chocolates Case(By: Anthony Berkeley)
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1930
It Walks by Night
POoHBB / 1
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1930
The Secret of High Eldersham / The Mystery of High Eldersham(By: Miles Burton)
POoBLCCB / 4
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1931
The Lost Gallows
POoHBB / 3
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1931
Castle Skull
POoBLCCB / 5
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1931
Murder of a Lady / The Silver Scale Mystery(By: Anthony Wynne)
POoBLCCB / 6
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1931
Mystery in the Channel(By: Freeman Crofts)
POoBLCCB / 7
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1931
The Incredible Crime(By: Lois Austen-Leigh)
POoBLCCB / 8
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1931
The Z Murders(By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)
POoBLCCB / 10
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1932
Poison in Jest
POoSN / 1
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1932
Hag's Nook
POoDGFB / 1
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1932
The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder
POoHBB / 4
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1932
The Division Bell Mystery(By: Ellen Wilkinson)
POoBLCCB / 12
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1933
The Mad Hatter Mystery
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1933
The Bowstrings Murders(As:Carter Dickson)
POoSN / 2
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1933
Portrait of a Murderer(By: Anne Meredith)
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1933
Death in Fancy Dress(By: Anthony Gilbert)
POoBLCCB / 14
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1933
Family Matters(By: Anthony Rolls)
POoBLCCB / 15
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1933
The Hog's Back Mystery(By: Freeman Crofts)
POoBLCCB / 16
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1934
The Plague Court Murders
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1934
The White Priory Murders
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1934
The Eight of Swords
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1934
The Blind Barber
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1934
The Mysterious Mr. Badman(By: William Fryer Harvey)
POoBLCCB / 17
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1934
Murder Underground(By: Mavis Doriel Hay)
POoBLCCB / 18
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1934
Scarweather(By: Anthony Rolls)
POoBLCCB / 19
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1934
Death of an Airman(By: Christopher Sprigg)
POoBLCCB / 20
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1934
The Spy Paramount(By: E. Phillips Oppenheim)
POoBLCCB / 21
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1934
The 12.30 from Croydon(By: Freeman Crofts)
POoBLCCB / 22
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1934
The Chianti Flask(By: Marie Belloc Lowndes)
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1934
Weekend at Thrackley(By: Alan Melville)
POoBLCCB / 24
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1934
Quick Curtain(By: Alan Melville)
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1935
The Red Widow Murders
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1935
The Unicorn Murders
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1935
Death-Watch
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1935
The Three Coffins / The Hollow Man
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1935
The Lake District Murder(By: John Bude)
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1935
Death on the Cherwell(By: Mavis Doriel Hay)
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1935
The Cornish Coast Murder(By: John Bude)
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1936
The Murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey
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1936
The Punch and Judy Murders /The Magic Lantern Murders
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1936
The Arabian Nights Murder
POoDGFB / 7
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1936
The Traitor(By: Sydney Horler)
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1936
The Santa Klaus Murder(By: Mavis Doriel Hay)
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1936
The Sussex Downs Murder(By: John Bude)
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1936
Death of Anton(By: Alan Melville)
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1936
Death of an Author(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
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1936
The Wheel Spins / Passengers / The Lady Vanishes(By: Ethel Lina White)
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1936
Death in the Tunnel / Dark in the Tunnel(By: Miles Burton)
POoBLCCB / 35
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1936
Murder in Piccadilly(By: Charles Kingston)
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1937
The Burning Court
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1937
The Four False Weapons
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1937
The Peacock Feather Murders / The Ten Teacups
POoSHMB / 6
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1937
The Crooked Hinge
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1937
Mystery in White(By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)
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1937
Bats in the Belfry(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
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1937
The Cheltenham Square Murder(By: John Bude)
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1938
The Judas Window / The Crossbow Murder
POoSHMB / 7
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1938
Death in Five Boxes
POoSHMB / 8
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1938
To Wake the Dead
POoDGFB / 9
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1938
Excellent Intentions(By: Richard Hull)
POoBLCCB / 40
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1938
Murder in the Museum(By: John Rowland)
POoBLCCB / 41
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1938
Antidote to Venom(By: Freeman Crofts)
POoBLCCB / 42
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1938
Thirteen Guests(By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)
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1938
The Port of London Murders(By: Josephine Bell)
POoBLCCB / 44
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1939
Fatal Descent / Drop to His Death(As: Carter Dickson, With: John Rhode)
POoSN / 5
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1939
The Reader Is Warned
POoSHMB / 9
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1939
The Problem of the Green Capsule / The Black Spectacles
POoDGFB / 10
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1939
The Problem of the Wire Cage
POoDGFB / 11
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1939
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery(By: Leonard R. Gribble)
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1939
Seven Dead(By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)
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1940
The Department of Queer Complaints
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1940
And So to Murder
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1940
Nine and Death Makes Ten / Murder in the Submarine Zone
POoSHMB / 11
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1940
The Man Who Could Not Shudder
POoDGFB / 12
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1940
Verdict of Twelve(By: Raymond Postgate)
POoBLCCB / 47
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1940
A Scream in Soho(By: John G. Brandon)
POoBLCCB / 48
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1941
Seeing Is Believing / Cross of Murder
POoSHMB / 12
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1941
The Seat of the Scornful
POoDGFB / 13
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1941
The Case of the Constant Suicides
POoDGFB / 14
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1941
Death Turns the Tables
POoDGFB / 15
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1942
The Emperor's Snuff-Box
POoSN / 6
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1942
The Gilded Man / Death and the Gilded Man
POoSHMB / 13
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1942
Death of a Busybody(By: George Bellairs)
POoBLCCB / 49
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1942
The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack(By: George Bellairs)
POoBLCCB / 50
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1943
She Died A Lady
POoSHMB / 14
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1943
Somebody at the Door(By: Raymond Postgate)
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1943
Murder's a Swine(By: Nap Lombard)
POoBLCCB / 52
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1944
He Wouldn't Kill Patience
POoSHMB / 15
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1944
Till Death Do Us Part
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1944
Fell Murder(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
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1944
Checkmate to Murder(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
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1945
The Curse of the Bronze Lamp / Lord of the Sorcerers
POoSHMB / 16
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1945
Murder by Matchlight(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
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1945
Trouble on the Thames(By: Victor Bridges)
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1946
My Late Wives
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1946
He Who Whispers
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1946
Fire in the Thatch(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
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1947
The Sleeping Sphinx
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1947
Death Makes a Prophet(By: John Bude)
POoBLCCB / 58
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1948
The Skeleton in the Clock
POoSHMB / 18
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1949
The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
POoNB / 1
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1949
Below Suspicion
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1949
A Graveyard to Let
POoSHMB / 19
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1950
The Bride of Newgate
POoSN / 7
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1950
Night at the Mocking Widow
POoSHMB / 20
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1950
Smallbone Deceased(By: Michael Gilbert)
POoBLCCB / 59
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1950
Calamity in Kent(By: John Rowland)
POoBLCCB / 60
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1951
The Devil in Velvet
POoSN / 8
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1951
Death Has Deep Roots(By: Michael Gilbert)
POoBLCCB / 61
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1952
The Nine Wrong Answers
POoSN / 9
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1952
Behind the Crimson Blind
POoSHMB / 21
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1952
Last Seen Wearing(By: Hillary Waugh)
POoBLCCB / 62
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1952
The Danger Within / Death in Captivity(By: Michael Gilbert)
POoBLCCB / 63
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1952
Crossed Skis(By: Carol Carnac)
POoBLCCB / 64
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1952
London Particular / Fog of Doubt(By: Christianna Brand)
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1952
Death on the Riviera(By: John Bude)
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1952
Murder in the Mill-Race / Speak Justly of the Dead(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
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1953
The Cavalier's Cup
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1953
Murder As a Fine Art(By: Carol Carnac)
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1954
The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes(With: Adrian Conan Doyle)
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1954
The New Exploits of Sherlock Holmes(With: Adrian Conan Doyle)
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1955
Captain Cut-Throat
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1955
The Man Who Didn't Fly(By: Margot Bennett)
POoBLCCB / 69
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1956
Fear is the same(As: Carter Dickson)
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1956
Patrick Butler for the Defense
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1957
Fire, Burn!
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1957
The Colour Of Murder(By: Julian Symons)
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1958
The Dead Man's Knock
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1958
The Christmas Egg(By: Mary Kelly)
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1959
Scandal at High Chimneys
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1960
In Spite of Thunder
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1960
The Progress of a Crime(By: Julian Symons)
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1960
Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm(By: Gil North)
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1961
The Demoniacs
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1961
The Witch of the Low Tide
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1961
The Spoilt Kill(By: Mary Kelly)
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1961
The Body in the Dumb River(By: George Bellairs)
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1963
Due to a Death / The Dead of Summer(By: Mary Kelly)
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1964
Tales of Love and Hate(By: Adrian Conan Doyle)
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1964
More Exploits of Sherlock Holmes(By: Adrian Conan Doyle)
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1964
Most Secret
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1964
Surfeit of Suspects(By: George Bellairs)
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1965
The House at Satan's Elbow
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1965
The Belting Inheritance(By: Julian Symons)
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1966
Panic in Box C
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1967
Dark of the Moon
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1967
The Last Best Friend(By: George Sims)
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1968
Papa La-Bas
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1969
The Ghosts' High Noon
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1971
Deadly Hall
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1972
The Hungry Goblin
POoSN / 21
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1973
Tea on Sunday(By: Lettice Cooper)
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1976
The End of the Web(By: George Sims)
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1980
The Door To Doom, And Other Detections
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1983
The Dead Sleep Lightly and Other Mysteries from Radio's Golden Age
POoSSC / 4
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1985
Stumpy's Pumpkin Roundup and Other Crazy Poems
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1991
Fell and Foul Play
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1991
Merrivale, March and Murder
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2008
13 to the Gallows(With: Val Gielgud)
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2015
Capital Crimes(By: Martin Edwards,Richard Marsh)
POoBLCCB / 82
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2015
Resorting to Murder(By: Martin Edwards)
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2015
Silent Nights(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 84
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2016
Murder under the Christmas Tree
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2016
Murder at the Manor(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 85
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2016
Serpents in Eden(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 86
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2016
Crimson Snow(By: Martin Edwards,Fergus Hume)
POoBLCCB / 87
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2017
Murder on Christmas Eve
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2017
Foreign Bodies(By: Martin Edwards,Palle Rosenkrantz)
POoBLCCB / 88
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2017
The Long Arm of the Law(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 89
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2017
Miraculous Mysteries(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 90
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2017
Continental Crimes(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 91
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2018
A Very Murderous Christmas
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2018
Blood on the Tracks(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 92
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2018
The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 93
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2018
Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book(By: Kate Jackson)
POoBLCCB / 94
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2019
Murder at Christmas
POoMCSB / 4
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2019
Deep Waters(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 95
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2019
The Measure of Malice(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 96
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2020
Murder in Midwinter
POoMCSB / 5
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2020
The Third Bullet and Other Stories
POoSSC / 7
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2020
Settling Scores(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 97
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2020
A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 98
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2021
Murder on a Winter's Night
POoMCSB / 6
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2021
The Island of Coffins and Other Mysteries from the Casebook of Cabin B-13
POoSSC / 8
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2021
Two-Way Murder(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
POoBLCCB / 99
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2021
Guilty Creatures(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 100
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2022
Murder in the Falling Snow
POoMCSB / 7
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2022
The Kindling Spark
POoSSC / 9
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2023
Crimes of Cymru(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBLCCB / 101
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2024
Lessons in Crime(By: Martin Edwards)
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Complete John Dickson Carr Series Reading Order /
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01
The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1949
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03
Tales of Love and Hate(By: Adrian Conan Doyle)
1964
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04
More Exploits of Sherlock Holmes(By: Adrian Conan Doyle)
1964
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01
Murder under the Christmas Tree
2016
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02
Murder on Christmas Eve
2017
Buy
03
A Very Murderous Christmas
2018
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04
Murder at Christmas
2019
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05
Murder in Midwinter
2020
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06
Murder on a Winter's Night
2021
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07
Murder in the Falling Snow
2022
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01
The Notting Hill Mystery(By: Charles Warren Adams)
1862
Buy
02
The Poisoned Chocolates Case(By: Anthony Berkeley)
1929
Buy
04
The Secret of High Eldersham / The Mystery of High Eldersham(By: Miles Burton)
1930
Buy
06
Murder of a Lady / The Silver Scale Mystery(By: Anthony Wynne)
1931
Buy
07
Mystery in the Channel(By: Freeman Crofts)
1931
Buy
08
The Incredible Crime(By: Lois Austen-Leigh)
1931
Buy
10
The Z Murders(By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)
1931
Buy
12
The Division Bell Mystery(By: Ellen Wilkinson)
1932
Buy
13
Portrait of a Murderer(By: Anne Meredith)
1933
Buy
14
Death in Fancy Dress(By: Anthony Gilbert)
1933
Buy
15
Family Matters(By: Anthony Rolls)
1933
Buy
16
The Hog's Back Mystery(By: Freeman Crofts)
1933
Buy
17
The Mysterious Mr. Badman(By: William Fryer Harvey)
1934
Buy
18
Murder Underground(By: Mavis Doriel Hay)
1934
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19
Scarweather(By: Anthony Rolls)
1934
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20
Death of an Airman(By: Christopher Sprigg)
1934
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21
The Spy Paramount(By: E. Phillips Oppenheim)
1934
Buy
22
The 12.30 from Croydon(By: Freeman Crofts)
1934
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23
The Chianti Flask(By: Marie Belloc Lowndes)
1934
Buy
24
Weekend at Thrackley(By: Alan Melville)
1934
Buy
25
Quick Curtain(By: Alan Melville)
1934
Buy
26
The Lake District Murder(By: John Bude)
1935
Buy
27
Death on the Cherwell(By: Mavis Doriel Hay)
1935
Buy
28
The Cornish Coast Murder(By: John Bude)
1935
Buy
29
The Traitor(By: Sydney Horler)
1936
Buy
30
The Santa Klaus Murder(By: Mavis Doriel Hay)
1936
Buy
31
The Sussex Downs Murder(By: John Bude)
1936
Buy
32
Death of Anton(By: Alan Melville)
1936
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33
Death of an Author(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
1936
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34
The Wheel Spins / Passengers / The Lady Vanishes(By: Ethel Lina White)
1936
Buy
35
Death in the Tunnel / Dark in the Tunnel(By: Miles Burton)
1936
Buy
36
Murder in Piccadilly(By: Charles Kingston)
1936
Buy
37
Mystery in White(By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)
1937
Buy
38
Bats in the Belfry(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
1937
Buy
39
The Cheltenham Square Murder(By: John Bude)
1937
Buy
40
Excellent Intentions(By: Richard Hull)
1938
Buy
41
Murder in the Museum(By: John Rowland)
1938
Buy
42
Antidote to Venom(By: Freeman Crofts)
1938
Buy
43
Thirteen Guests(By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)
1938
Buy
44
The Port of London Murders(By: Josephine Bell)
1938
Buy
45
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery(By: Leonard R. Gribble)
1939
Buy
46
Seven Dead(By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)
1939
Buy
47
Verdict of Twelve(By: Raymond Postgate)
1940
Buy
48
A Scream in Soho(By: John G. Brandon)
1940
Buy
49
Death of a Busybody(By: George Bellairs)
1942
Buy
50
The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack(By: George Bellairs)
1942
Buy
51
Somebody at the Door(By: Raymond Postgate)
1943
Buy
52
Murder's a Swine(By: Nap Lombard)
1943
Buy
53
Fell Murder(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
1944
Buy
54
Checkmate to Murder(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
1944
Buy
55
Murder by Matchlight(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
1945
Buy
56
Trouble on the Thames(By: Victor Bridges)
1945
Buy
57
Fire in the Thatch(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
1946
Buy
58
Death Makes a Prophet(By: John Bude)
1947
Buy
59
Smallbone Deceased(By: Michael Gilbert)
1950
Buy
60
Calamity in Kent(By: John Rowland)
1950
Buy
61
Death Has Deep Roots(By: Michael Gilbert)
1951
Buy
62
Last Seen Wearing(By: Hillary Waugh)
1952
Buy
63
The Danger Within / Death in Captivity(By: Michael Gilbert)
1952
Buy
64
Crossed Skis(By: Carol Carnac)
1952
Buy
65
London Particular / Fog of Doubt(By: Christianna Brand)
1952
Buy
66
Death on the Riviera(By: John Bude)
1952
Buy
67
Murder in the Mill-Race / Speak Justly of the Dead(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
1952
Buy
68
Murder As a Fine Art(By: Carol Carnac)
1953
Buy
69
The Man Who Didn't Fly(By: Margot Bennett)
1955
Buy
70
The Colour Of Murder(By: Julian Symons)
1957
Buy
71
The Christmas Egg(By: Mary Kelly)
1958
Buy
72
The Progress of a Crime(By: Julian Symons)
1960
Buy
73
Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm(By: Gil North)
1960
Buy
74
The Spoilt Kill(By: Mary Kelly)
1961
Buy
75
The Body in the Dumb River(By: George Bellairs)
1961
Buy
76
Due to a Death / The Dead of Summer(By: Mary Kelly)
1963
Buy
77
Surfeit of Suspects(By: George Bellairs)
1964
Buy
78
The Belting Inheritance(By: Julian Symons)
1965
Buy
79
The Last Best Friend(By: George Sims)
1967
Buy
80
Tea on Sunday(By: Lettice Cooper)
1973
Buy
81
The End of the Web(By: George Sims)
1976
Buy
82
Capital Crimes(By: Martin Edwards,Richard Marsh)
2015
Buy
83
Resorting to Murder(By: Martin Edwards)
2015
Buy
84
Silent Nights(By: Martin Edwards)
2015
Buy
85
Murder at the Manor(By: Martin Edwards)
2016
Buy
86
Serpents in Eden(By: Martin Edwards)
2016
Buy
87
Crimson Snow(By: Martin Edwards,Fergus Hume)
2016
Buy
88
Foreign Bodies(By: Martin Edwards,Palle Rosenkrantz)
2017
Buy
89
The Long Arm of the Law(By: Martin Edwards)
2017
Buy
90
Miraculous Mysteries(By: Martin Edwards)
2017
Buy
91
Continental Crimes(By: Martin Edwards)
2017
Buy
92
Blood on the Tracks(By: Martin Edwards)
2018
Buy
93
The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories(By: Martin Edwards)
2018
Buy
94
Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book(By: Kate Jackson)
2018
Buy
95
Deep Waters(By: Martin Edwards)
2019
Buy
96
The Measure of Malice(By: Martin Edwards)
2019
Buy
97
Settling Scores(By: Martin Edwards)
2020
Buy
98
A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries(By: Martin Edwards)
2020
Buy
99
Two-Way Murder(By: E.C.R. Lorac)
2021
Buy
100
Guilty Creatures(By: Martin Edwards)
2021
Buy
101
Crimes of Cymru(By: Martin Edwards)
2023
Buy
102
Lessons in Crime(By: Martin Edwards)
2024
Buy
01
The Department of Queer Complaints
1940
Buy
01
Poison in Jest
1932
Buy
02
The Bowstrings Murders(As:Carter Dickson)
1933
Buy
03
The Murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey
1936
Buy
04
The Burning Court
1937
Buy
05
Fatal Descent / Drop to His Death(As: Carter Dickson, With: John Rhode)
1939
Buy
06
The Emperor's Snuff-Box
1942
Buy
07
The Bride of Newgate
1950
Buy
08
The Devil in Velvet
1951
Buy
09
The Nine Wrong Answers
1952
Buy
10
Captain Cut-Throat
1955
Buy
11
Fear is the same(As: Carter Dickson)
1956
Buy
12
Patrick Butler for the Defense
1956
Buy
14
Scandal at High Chimneys
1959
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15
The Demoniacs
1961
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16
The Witch of the Low Tide
1961
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19
The Ghosts' High Noon
1969
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21
The Hungry Goblin
1972
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Stumpy's Pumpkin Roundup and Other Crazy Poems
1985
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02
The Mad Hatter Mystery
1933
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03
The Eight of Swords
1934
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04
The Blind Barber
1934
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06
The Three Coffins / The Hollow Man
1935
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07
The Arabian Nights Murder
1936
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08
The Crooked Hinge
1937
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09
To Wake the Dead
1938
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10
The Problem of the Green Capsule / The Black Spectacles
1939
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11
The Problem of the Wire Cage
1939
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12
The Man Who Could Not Shudder
1940
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13
The Seat of the Scornful
1941
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14
The Case of the Constant Suicides
1941
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15
Death Turns the Tables
1941
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16
Till Death Do Us Part
1944
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17
He Who Whispers
1946
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18
The Sleeping Sphinx
1947
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19
Below Suspicion
1949
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20
The Dead Man's Knock
1958
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21
In Spite of Thunder
1960
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22
The House at Satan's Elbow
1965
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23
Panic in Box C
1966
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24
Dark of the Moon
1967
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The Plague Court Murders
1934
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02
The White Priory Murders
1934
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03
The Red Widow Murders
1935
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04
The Unicorn Murders
1935
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05
The Punch and Judy Murders /The Magic Lantern Murders
1936
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06
The Peacock Feather Murders / The Ten Teacups
1937
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07
The Judas Window / The Crossbow Murder
1938
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08
Death in Five Boxes
1938
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The Reader Is Warned
1939
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10
And So to Murder
1940
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Nine and Death Makes Ten / Murder in the Submarine Zone
1940
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12
Seeing Is Believing / Cross of Murder
1941
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13
The Gilded Man / Death and the Gilded Man
1942
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14
She Died A Lady
1943
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15
He Wouldn't Kill Patience
1944
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The Curse of the Bronze Lamp / Lord of the Sorcerers
1945
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17
My Late Wives
1946
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18
The Skeleton in the Clock
1948
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19
A Graveyard to Let
1949
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20
Night at the Mocking Widow
1950
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21
Behind the Crimson Blind
1952
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22
The Cavalier's Cup
1953
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23
Merrivale, March and Murder
1991
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The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes(With: Adrian Conan Doyle)
1954
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02
The New Exploits of Sherlock Holmes(With: Adrian Conan Doyle)
1954
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03
The Door To Doom, And Other Detections
1980
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04
The Dead Sleep Lightly and Other Mysteries from Radio's Golden Age
1983
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05
Fell and Foul Play
1991
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06
13 to the Gallows(With: Val Gielgud)
2008
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07
The Third Bullet and Other Stories
2020
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08
The Island of Coffins and Other Mysteries from the Casebook of Cabin B-13
2021
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09
The Kindling Spark
2022
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It Walks by Night
1930
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03
The Lost Gallows
1931
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04
The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder
1932
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05
The Four False Weapons
1937
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Where to start with John Dickson Carr
What is the best order to read John Dickson Carr books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.