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John Dickson Carr

    November 30, 1906 – February 27, 1977

    John Dickson Carr was a master of the detective genre, renowned for his fascination with "locked-room" mysteries and logical puzzles. His writing style is characterized by intricate plots and a focus on intellectual deduction, offering readers a complex puzzle. Carr's enduring legacy lies in his cleverly constructed narratives that challenge the reader's mind. His works are celebrated for their cleverness and ability to keep the reader guessing until the very end.

    John Dickson Carr
    Four Complete Dr. Fell Mysteries
    A Doubter's Guide to the Ten Commandments
    Death-Watch
    Bullies and Saints
    A Doubter's Guide to World Religions
    The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes
    • The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes

      • 338 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.5(33177)Add rating

      From the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of America's greatest mystery writers, John Dickson Carr, comes twelve riveting tales based on incidents or elements of the unsolved cases of Sherlock Holmes. The plots are all new, with painstaking attention to the mood, tone, and detail of the original stories. Here is a fascinating volume of mysteries for new Sherlock fans, as well as for those who have read all the classics and crave more!The Adventure of the Seven Clocks The Adventure of the Gold Hunter The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle The Adventure of the Black Baronet The Adventure of the Sealed Room The Adventure of the Foulkes Rath The Adventure of the Abbas Ruby The Adventure of the Dark Angles The Adventure of the Two Women The Adventure of the Depthford Horror The Adventure of the Red Widow

      The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Doubter's Guide to World Religions

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      4.4(64)Add rating

      A Doubter's Guide to World Religions presents each of the world's five major religions and carefully outlines the history, belief systems, and spiritual practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam so that the interested and curious doubters can explore their similarities and differences.

      A Doubter's Guide to World Religions
    • John Dickson gives an honest account of the mixed history of Christianity, the evil and the good. He concedes the Christians’ complicity for centuries of bullying but also shows the myriad ways the beautiful teaching of Christ has enriched our world and the lives of countless individuals.

      Bullies and Saints
    • 4.2(33)Add rating

      In A Doubter's Guide to the Ten Commandments, bestselling author John Dickson explores how these ten ancient instructions have changed our world and how they show us what the Good Life looks like. Whether or not one quite believes in the Bible, these ten ancient instructions open up a window to the Western world and on our own soul.

      A Doubter's Guide to the Ten Commandments
    • Carr considered this novel one of his best works, and it is easy to see why when experiencing its ingenious plot delivered with an astounding pace and masterfully drawn characters including none other than the great detective Dr. Gideon Fell.

      He Who Whispers
    • With a number of strange items making up the physical evidence Dr Gideon Fell, himself an old friend of Ireton's, is summoned to help with the deceptively simple - yet increasingly complex - investigation.

      The Seat of the Scornful
    • Till Death Do Us Part

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      3.9(102)Add rating

      First published in 1944, Till Death Do Us Part remains a pacey and deeply satisfying impossible crime story, championed by Carr connoisseurs as one of the very best examples of his mystery writing talents.

      Till Death Do Us Part
    • First published in 1932 at the height of crime fiction's Golden Age, this macabre and atmospheric dives into the murky underground of Parisian society presents an intelligent puzzle delivered at a stunning pace. This new edition also includes 'The Murder in Number Four', a rare Inspector Bencolin short story.

      The Corpse in the Waxworks