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John Dickson Carr

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The Burning Court is a famous locked room mystery by John Dickson Carr. However, it contains neither Gideon Fell nor Henry Merrivale, Carr's two major detectives. It was published in the United States, and was highly controversial upon its first printing, due to its unorthodox ending. Today, it is hailed as Carr's …

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The Crooked Hinge is a mystery novel by detective novelist John Dickson Carr. It combines a seemingly impossible throat-slashing with elements of witchcraft, an automaton modelled on Maelzel's Chess Player, and the story of the Tichborne Claimant. It was dedicated to fellow author Dorothy Sayers "in friendship and …

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The Emperor's Snuff-Box is a non-series mystery novel by mystery novelist John Dickson Carr. The detective is psychologist Dr. Dermot Kinross. The novel takes place in France and concerns a jeweled snuff-box in the shape of a pocket watch said to have belonged to Napoleon. A pretty young Englishwoman living in France …

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Gideon Fell e il caso dei suicidi è un romanzo giallo di John Dickson Carr, pubblicato nel 1941, tredicesimo della serie che ha come protagonista il dottor Gideon Fell.

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The Blind Barber, first published in October 1934, is a detective story by John Dickson Carr featuring his series detective Gideon Fell. This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit.

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Il cappellaio matto è un romanzo giallo di John Dickson Carr, pubblicato nel 1933. È il secondo romanzo che ha come protagonista il dottor Gideon Fell.

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Il terrore che mormora è un romanzo giallo di John Dickson Carr del 1946, sedicesimo della serie che vede come protagonista il dottor Gideon Fell. È un tipico enigma della camera chiusa nello stile di Carr.

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Il cantuccio della strega è un romanzo giallo di John Dickson Carr, pubblicato nel 1933. È il primo romanzo in cui compare il personaggio del dottor Gideon Fell.

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Fire, Burn! is a historical mystery novel by John Dickson Carr. It is about a police officer who is transported back in time to 1829 when the British police was first formed. Carr considered this one of his best impossible crime novels.