Michael's Home Page: John Dickson Carr: Novels
The list is organized as follows: the novels are given in
chronological order. For each novel, we provide the title, year and
publisher of the original American and British editions of both
hardback and paperback. We also provide additional information about
the detective, and supplementary information, if any.
The information has been gathered from the excellent biography John
Dickson Carr: The Man Who Explained Miracles by Douglas G. Greene
(Otto Penzler, New York, 1995, ISBN 1-883402-47-6)
Novels under the name John Dickson Carr
- It Walks By Night
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1930;
Harper & Brothers (British branch), London, 1930
Pocket Books 101, 1941;
Penguin 124, 1938
Henri Bencolin [1];
Jeff Marle narrator
[Revised and expanded version of "Grand Guignol,"
The Haverfordian, April 1929]
- The Lost Gallows
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1931;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1931
Pocket Books, 436, 1947;
(no British paperback editions)
Henri Bencolin [2];
Jeff Marle narrator
- Castle Skull
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1931;
Tom Stacey, London, 1973 (Severn House, 1976)
Pocket Books, 448, 1947;
(no British paperback editions)
Henri Bencolin [3];
Jeff Marle narrator
- The Corpse in the Waxworks
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1932;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1932 (as The Waxworks Murder)
Avon 33, 1943;
Penguin 158, 1938
Henri Bencolin [4];
Jeff Marle narrator
- Poison in Jest
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1932;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1932
Thriller Novel Classic 23, 1944 (abridged), Popular Library 349, 1951;
Penguin 250, 1940
Patrick Rossiter;
Jeff Marle narrator
[Henri Bencolin is mentioned in passing]
- Hag's Nook
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1933;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1933
Penguin (U.S. branch) 532, 1943;
Penguin 256, 1940
Dr. Gideon Fell [1]
[A paperback edition with an introduction by Anthony Boucher was published
in 1963 by Collier Books, New York; a paperback edition with an
introduction by Douglas G. Greene was published in 1985 by International
Polygonics, New York]
- The Mad Hatter Mystery
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1933;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1933
Popular Library 61, 1945;
Penguin 610, 1947
Dr. Gideon Fell [2]
- The Eight of Swords
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1934;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1934
Detective Novel Classic 32, 1944 (abridged), Berkley G-48, 1957;
Pan G487, 1961
Dr. Gideon Fell [3]
- The Blind Barber
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1934;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1934
Penguin (U.S. branch) 528, 1943;
Penguin 875, 1952
Dr. Gideon Fell [4]
[A paperback edition with an introduction by Anthony Boucher was published
in 1962 by Collier Books, New York; a 1984 Collier reprint of this
edition gives the cover title as The Case of The Blind Barber]
- Death-Watch
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1935;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1935
Bestseller 78, 1946 (abridged), Dell 564, 1952;
Penguin 914, 1953
Dr. Gideon Fell [5]
[Henri Bencolin is mentioned in passing; British edition contains a
prefatory note not included in the American editions]
- The Three Coffins
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1935;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1934 (as The Hollow Man)
Bestseller 47, 1944 (abridged), Popular Library 174, 1949;
Penguin 862, 1951
Dr. Gideon Fell [6]
[A hardback edition with an introduction by Joan Kahn was published 1979
by Gregg Press, Boston]
- The Arabian Nights Murder
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1936;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1936
Hillman Detective 1, 1944;
(no British paperback editions)
Dr. Gideon Fell [7]
- The Murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1936;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1936
Dolphin C-369, 1962;
(no British paperback editions)
[An unsolved murder of 1678 investigated as a detective novel;
a hardback and paperback edition with a foreword and an afterword by
Douglas G. Greene was published in 1989 by International Polygonics,
New York]
- The Burning Court
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1937;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1937
Popular Library 28, 1944;
Guild 444, 1952
[Non-series novel of detection and witchcraft]
- The Four False Weapons
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1937;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1938
Detective Novel Classic 40, 1945 (abridged), Popular Library 282, 1950;
Pan G453, 1961
Henri Bencolin [5]
[Serialized in the British magazine "Woman's Journal,"
December 1937-April 1938]
- To Wake the Dead
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1937;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1938
Hillman Detective 1, 1944;
(no British paperback editions)
Dr. Gideon Fell [8]
- The Crooked Hinge
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1937;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1938
Popular Library 19, 1943;
Pan GP80, 1957
Dr. Gideon Fell [9]
[Serialized in the British magazine "The Passing Show,"
October 29, 1938-January 14, 1939;
a hardback edition with an introduction and notes by Robert E. Briney
was published in 1976 by University Extension, University of California
at San Diego]
- The Problem of the Green Capsule
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1939;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1939 (as The Black Spectacles)
Bantam 101, 1947;
Pan 21, 1947
Dr. Gideon Fell [10]
[Serialized (as Mystery in Limelight ) in the British magazine
"Woman's Journal," May-July 1939]
- The Problem of the Wire Cage
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1939;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1940
Bantam 304, 1948;
Pan 297, 1949
Dr. Gideon Fell [11]
[Serialized (as The Cage ) in the British magazine
"Modern Woman," November 1939-March 1940]
- The Man Who Could Not Shudder
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1940;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1940
Bantam 365, 1949;
(no British paperback editions)
Dr. Gideon Fell [12]
- The Case of the Constant Suicides
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1941;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1941
Dell 91, 1945;
Penguin 947, 1953
Dr. Gideon Fell [13]
- Death Turns the Tables
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1941;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1942 (as The Seat of the Scornful)
Pocket Books 350, 1946 (printed December 1945);
Pan G309, 1960
Dr. Gideon Fell [14]
- The Emperor's Snuff-Box
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1942;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1943
Bantam Pocket Books 372, 1946;
Penguin 949, 1953
[Non-series detective novel featuring Dr. Dermot Kinross;
Serialized in the British magazine
"Woman's Journal," February-May 1943]
- Till Death Do Us Part
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1944;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1944
Bantam 793, 1950;
Penguin 950, 1953
Dr. Gideon Fell [15]
- He Who Whispers
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1946;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1946
Bantam 896, 1951;
Penguin 948, 1953
Dr. Gideon Fell [16]
- The Sleeping Sphinx
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1947;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1947
Editions for the Armed Services 1280, 1947 (non-commercial),
Bantam 996, 1952 (commercial);
Pan G595, 1962
Dr. Gideon Fell [17]
[Serialized in the British magazine
"Woman's Own," May 30-July 18, 1947]
- Dr. Fell, Detective, and Other Stories
The American Mercury, Lawrence E. Spivak, Publisher, New York, 1947;
(no British editions)
[A collection, edited by Ellery Queen, containing the following
short stories and radio plays: "The Proverbial Murder" (Dr. Fell),
"The Locked Room" (Dr. Fell), "The Wrong Problem" (Dr. Fell), "The
Hangman Won't Wait" (Dr. Fell radio play), "A Guest in the House"
(Dr. Fell), "The Devil in the Summer-House" (radio play), "Will
You Walk into My Parlour?" (radio play), and "Strictly
Diplomatic." All of the contents appear in later JDC books.]
- The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1949;
John Murray, London, 1949
Dolphin C-117, ca. 1960;
Pan GP20, 1953
[Biography of the creator of Sherlock Holmes]
- Below Suspicion
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1949;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1950
Bantam 1119, 1953;
Penguin 1164, 1956
Dr. Gideon Fell [18]; features barrister Patrick Butler
- The Bride of Newgate
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1950;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1950
In "Avon Giant Mystery Reader" anthology, Avon G1004, 1951, Avon
476, 1952; Corgi G194, 1956
[Historical detective novel, taking place in England in 1815;
Serialized in the British magazine "Woman's Journal,"
June-September 1950; a hardback edition with an introduction by
Peter Chambers was published in 1991 by Chivers Press (Bath)]
- The Devil in Velvet
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1951;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1951
Bantam A1009, 1952; Penguin 1242, 1957
[Historical detective novel, taking place in England in 1675]
- The 9 Wrong Answers
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1952;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1952
Bantam 1325, 1955 (abridged); Corgi 1325, 1956 (abridged)
[Non-series detective novel featuring Bill Dawson; All paperbacks
are abridged, although some do not admit the fact]
- The Third Bullet and Other Stories
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1954;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1954
Bantam 1447, 1956; (no British paperback editions)
[A collection containing an abridged version of the title
novella, which had appeared, unabridged, as a separately published
paperback in 1937 under the Carter Dickson pseudonym, and the
following short stories: "The Clue of the Red Wig", "The House in
Goblin Wood" (Sir Henry Merrivale), "The Wrong Problem"
(Dr. Fell), "The Proverbial Murder" (Dr. Fell), "The Locked Room"
(Dr. Fell), and "The Gentleman from Paris." Three of these
stories had previously been collected in Dr. Fell, Detective,
and Other Stories, 1947]
- The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes (with Adrian Conan Doyle)
Random House, New York, 1954;
John Murray, London, 1954
Ace D-181, 1956 (with the front cover title The New Exploits
of Sherlock Holmes); Sphere, 1978
[Twelve pastisches of Sherlock Holmes. The following stories were
written by JDC and Adrian Conan Doyle: "The Adventure of the Seven
Clocks," "The Adventure of the Gold Hunter," "The Adventure of the
Wax Gamblers," "The Adventure of the Black Baronet," and "The
Adventure of the Sealed Room." The remaining six stories were
written by Adrian Conan Doyle. In 1963, John Murray reprinted these
six stories in a paperback volume retaining the title The
Exploits of Sherlock Holmes. In 1964, John Murray reprinted
the first six stories (by JDC and Doyle) in a paperback entitled
More Exploits of Sherlock Holmes.]
- Captain Cut-Throat
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1955;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1955
Bantam A1472, 1956; Penguin 1488, 1960
[Historical detective novel, taking place in France in 1805;
Serialized as Black Sabre in the British magazine "Argosy,"
May-August 1955]
- Patrick Butler for the Defence
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1956;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1956
Bantam 1682, 1957; Penguin 1391, 1959
Patrick Butler (the barrister from Below Suspicion)
[Dr. Gideon Fell is mentioned in passing; The first American
paperback has a slight change in the spelling of the title]
- Fire, Burn!
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1957;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1957
Bantam A1847, 1959; Penguin 1622, 1961
[Historical detective novel, taking place in England in 1829;
the first of three volumes about the London police]
- The Dead Man's Knock
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1958;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1958
Bantam A2108, 1960;
Penguin 1564, 1961
Dr. Gideon Fell [19]
- Scandal at High Chimneys
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1959;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1959
Bantam A2155, 1960; Pan G537, 1962
[Historical detective novel, taking place in England in 1865;
the second of three volumes about the London police]
- In Spite of Thunder
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1960;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1960
Bantam A2267, 1961;
Penguin C2386, 1966
Dr. Gideon Fell [20]
- The Witch of the Low-Tide
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1961;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1961
Bantam J2559, 1963; Penguin C2132, 1964
[Historical detective novel, taking place in England in 1907;
the third of three volumes about the London police; The British
edition concludes with "Notes for the Curious," lacking in the
U.S. edition]
- The Demoniacs
Harper & Row, New York and Evanston, 1962;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1962
Bantam F2767, 1964; Penguin C2220, 1965
[Historical detective novel, taking place in England in 1757;
though never publicized as such, this book was clearly meant as
a precursor to the series about the London police]
- The Grandest Game in the World
Davis Publications, New York, 1963; (no British editions)
[A portion of an essay on detective fiction written about 1946 as
an introduction to a never-published anthology. With a newly
written postscript, it was printed in "Ellery Queen's Mystery
Magazine," March 1963, and this twenty-two page pamphlet, limited
to three hundred copies, was probably published simultaneously.
The complete essay was not published until it was included in the
paperback edition of The Door to Doom, 1991.]
- The Men Who Explained Miracles
Harper & Row, New York and Evanston, 1963;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1964
Pyramid R1083, 1964; Penguin C2513, 1966
[A collection containing the following stories: "William Wilson's
Racket" (Colonel March), "The Empty Flat" (Colonel March), "The
Incautious Burglar" (Dr. Fell), "Invisible Hands" (Dr. Fell),
"Strictly Diplomatic," "The Black Cabinet," and "All in a Maze"
(Sir Henry Merrivale). "Strictly Diplomatic" and "The
Incautious Burglar" (under the title "A Guest in the House") were
previously collected in Dr. Fell, Detective, and Other
Stories, 1947.]
- Most Secret
Harper & Row, New York and Evanston, 1964;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1964
Berkley S1709, 1969; (no British paperback editions)
[Historical detective novel, taking place in England in 1670.
This is a revised version of Devil Kinsmere, 1934, which
was published under the pseudonym Roger Fairbairn]
- The House at Satan's Elbow
Harper & Row, New York, 1965;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1965
Signet P3102, 1967;
Pan, 1969
Dr. Gideon Fell [21]
- Panic in Box C
Harper & Row, New York, 1966;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1966
Berkley X1587, 1968;
Pan, 1970
Dr. Gideon Fell [22]
- Dark of the Moon
Harper & Row, New York and Evanston, 1967;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1968
Berkley S1656, 1969;
Corgi, 1970
Dr. Gideon Fell [23]
- Papa La-Bas
Harper & Row, New York and Evanston, 1968;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1969
Carroll & Graf, 1989; (no British paperback editions)
[Historical detective novel, taking place in New Orleans in
1858.]
- The Ghosts' High Noon
Harper & Row, New York and Evanston, 1969;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1970
Carroll & Graf, 1990; (no British paperback editions)
[Historical detective novel, taking place in New Orleans in
1912.]
- Deadly Hall
Harper & Row, New York and Evanston, 1971;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1971
Carroll & Graf, 1989; (no British paperback editions)
[Historical detective novel, taking place in New Orleans in
1927.]
- The Hungry Goblin
Harper & Row, New York and Evanston, 1972;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1972
(No paperback editions)
[Historical detective novel, taking place in England in
1869.]
- The Door to Doom and Other Detections
Harper & Row, New York and Evanston, 1980;
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1981
International Polygonics, 1991; (no British paperback editions)
[A collection, edited by Douglas G. Greene, containing the
following material: "'As Drink the Dead ...,'" "The Shadow of the
Goat" (Bencolin), "The Fourth Suspect" (Bencolin), "The Murder in
Number Four" (Bencolin), "Cabin B-13" (radio play), "The Hangman
Won't Wait" (Dr. Fell radio play), "The Phantom Archer" (radio
play), "The Bride Vanishes" (radio play), "Will You Make a Bet
with Death?" (radio play), "The Devil in the Summer-House" (radio
play), "The Man Who Was Dead," "The Door to Doom," "Terror's Dark
Tower," "The Adventure of the Cock-Singleton Papers" (Sherlockian
playlet), "The Adventure of the Paradol Chamber" (Sherlockian
playlet), "Stand and Deliver!" (essay), and "The Grandest Game in
the World" (portion of essay). Two of the radio plays were
previously collected in Dr. Fell, Detective, and Other
Stories, 1947. The paperback edition of The Door to Doom
and Other Detections differs from earlier printings in that it
contains the first publication of the complete essay "The Grandest Game in
the World."]
- The Dead Sleep Lightly
Published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Co., 1983;
(no British editions)
[A collection, edited by Douglas G. Greene, containing nine radio
scripts: "The Black Minute" (Dr. Fell), "The Devil's Saint," "The
Dragon in the Pool," "The Dead Sleep Lightly" (Dr. Fell), "Death
Has Four Faces," "Vampire Tower," "The Devil's Manuscript," "White
Tiger Passage," and "The Villa of the Damned." A different
version of "Vampire Tower" was previously collected in
Dr. Fell, Detective, and Other Stories, 1947, as "Will You
Walk into my Parlour?" The dust jacket of The Dead Sleep
Lightly adds a subtitle: And Other Mysteries from Radio's
Golden Age]
- Crime on the Coast and No Flowers by Request
Victor Gollancz, London, 1981
Berkley, 1987; (no British paperback editions)
[Two round-robin novellas by various mystery writers. JDC wrote
the two opening chapters of the first story.]
- Fell and Foul Play
International Polygonics, New York, 1991
(no paperback editions)
[A collection, edited by Douglas G. Greene, containing the following:
from The Department of Queer Complaints, 1940, "The Other
Hangman" and "Persons or Things Unknown"; from The Third Bullet
and other Stories, 1954, "The Wrong Problem" (Dr. Fell), "The
Proverbial Murder" (Dr. Fell), and "The Gentleman from Paris";
from The Men Who Explained Miracles, 1963, "The Incautious
Burglar" (Dr. Fell), "Invisible Hands" (Dr. Fell), and "The Black
Cabinet"; from The Dead Sleep Lightly, 1983, "The Black
Minute" (Dr. Fell radio play), and "The Dead Sleep Lightly"
(Dr. Fell radio play). The book also includes the full 1937
version of "The Third Bullet" and the following previously
uncollected material: "Who Killed Matthew Corbin?" (Dr. Fell radio
play differing from previously published version, which does not
have Dr. Fell), and "The Dim Queen."]
- Merrivale, March and Murder
International Polygonics, New York, 1991
(no paperback editions)
[A collection, edited by Douglas G. Greene, containing the following:
from The Department of Queer Complaints, 1940, "The New
Invisible Man" (Colonel March), "The Crime in Nobody's Room"
(Colonel March), "Error at Daybreak" (Colonel March), "Hot Money"
(Colonel March), "Death in the Dressing-Room" (Colonel March),
"The Silver Curtain" (Colonel March), "The Footprint in the Sky"
(Colonel March), "Blind Man's Hood," and "New Murders for Old";
from The Third Bullet and other Stories, 1954, "The House
in Goblin Wood" (Sir Henry Merrivale) and "The Clue of the Red
Wig"; from The Men Who Explained Miracles, 1963, "All in a
Maze" (Sir Henry Merrivale), "The Empty Flat" (Colonel March),
"William Wilson's Racket" (Colonel March), and "Strictly
Diplomatic." The book also includes the following previously
uncollected material: "The Diamond Pentacle," "Lair of the
Devil-Fish" (radio play), and "Scotland Yard's Christmas."]
- Speak of the Devil
Crippen & Landru, Publishers, Norfolk, VI, 1994
[The first publication of JDC's eight-part radio script, broadcast
on the BBC in 1941. Introduction by Tony Medawar.]
Novels under the pseudonym Carr Dickson
- The Bowstring Murders
William Morrow, New York, 1933;
William Heinemann, London, 1934 (as by Carter Dickson)
Pocket Books 46, 1940 (as by Carter Dickson);
Guild S89, 1944 (as by Carter Dickson)
Sir Henry Merrivale [1]
[Non-series detective novel featuring John Gaunt; also featuring
Dr. Michael Tierlaine. Carr had originally proposed that this
book be published under the pseudonym Christopher Street, but
Morrow chose Carr Dickson. Carr objected, and a promise was
reached that reprints and future titles by John Dickson Carr
published by Morrow would be credited to Carter Dickson. The
original pseudonym was restored on the 1989 Zebra paperback
edition.]
Novels under the pseudonym Carter Dickson
- The Plague Court Murders
William Morrow, New York, 1934;
William Heinemann, London, 1935
Avon 7, 1941;
Penguin 820, 1951
Sir Henry Merrivale [1]
[A paperback edition with an introduction by Douglas G. Greene
was published in 1990 by International Polygonics]
- The White Priory Murders
William Morrow, New York, 1934;
William Heinemann, London, 1935
Pocket Books 156, 1942;
Penguin 811, 1951
Sir Henry Merrivale [2]
- The Red Widow Murders
William Morrow, New York, 1935;
William Heinemann, London, 1935
Pocket Books 86, 1940;
Penguin 815, 1951
Sir Henry Merrivale [3]
[Features Dr. Michael Tiarlaine. John Gaunt, the detective in
The Bowstring Murders, 1933, is mentioned in passing.]
- The Unicorn Murders
William Morrow, New York, 1935;
William Heinemann, London, 1936
Dell 16, 1943;
(no British paperback editions)
Sir Henry Merrivale [4]
- The Punch and Judy Murders
William Morrow, New York, 1937 (printed December, 1936);
William Heinemann, London, 1936 (as The Magic-Lantern
Murders)
Pocket Books 219, 1943;
(no British paperback editions)
Sir Henry Merrivale [5]
- The Peacock Feather Murders
William Morrow, New York, 1937;
William Heinemann, London, 1937 (as The Ten Teacups)
Pocket Books 180, 1942;
Penguin 817, 1951
Sir Henry Merrivale [6]
[Serialized as The Ten Teacups in the British magazine
"The Passing Show", November 27, 1937-January 29, 1938.]
- The Third Bullet
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1937
(no paperback editions)
[A separately published novella in the series
"New-at-Ninepence". Its first American publication was an
abridgement in "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine", January 1948,
and it is this version that appeared in all subsequent reprints,
including The Third Bullet and Other Stories, 1954, until
the full text was restored in Fell and Foul Play, 1991.
The novella features a non-series detective, Colonel Marquis, whom
JDC described as "probably a mental forerunner of Colonel March."]
- The Judas Window
William Morrow, New York, 1938 (printed December, 1937);
William Heinemann, London, 1938
Pocket Books 231, 1943;
Penguin 819, 1951
Sir Henry Merrivale [7]
[The book was also published as The Crossbow Murder,
Berkley paperback F870, 1964. A paperback edition (using the
original title) with an introduction by Douglas G. Greene was
published in 1987 by International Polygonics, New York.
The British and American editions have many textual differences,
mostly minor, but the name of one major character is different.]
- Death in Five Boxes
William Morrow, New York, 1938;
William Heinemann, London, 1938
Bestseller 45, 1943 (abridged), Dell 108, 1946;
Guild 112, 1943
Sir Henry Merrivale [8]
[Serialized as The Man With Five Secrets in the British magazine
"Home Journal", August 2-September 17, 1938.]
- Fatal Descent (with John Rhode)
Dodd, Mead, New York, 1939;
William Heinemann, London, 1939 (as Drop to His Death)
Popular Library 87, 1947;
(no British paperback editions)
[Non-series detective novel featuring Dr. Horatio Glass and
Inspector Hornbeam]
- The Reader is Warned
William Morrow, New York, 1939;
William Heinemann, London, 1939
Pocket Books 303, 1945;
Penguin 812, 1951
Sir Henry Merrivale [9]
- And So To Murder
William Morrow, New York, 1940;
William Heinemann, London, 1941
Dell 175, 1947;
Penguin 814, 1951
Sir Henry Merrivale [10]
[A cloth edition with an introduction by John Kennedy Melling was
published in 1987 by Chivers Press, Bath. Serialized as Two
Angry People in the British magazine "Woman's Journal",
June-September, 1940.]
- Nine---and Death Makes Ten
William Morrow, New York, 1940;
William Heinemann, London, 1940 (as Murder in the Submarine
Zone)
Pocket Books 335, 1945;
World W840, 1951 (as Murder in the Atlantic)
Sir Henry Merrivale [11]
[A cloth edition, using the U.S. title, with an introduction by
John Kennedy Melling was published in 1991 by Chivers Press, Bath.]
- The Department of Queer Complaints
William Morrow, New York, 1940;
William Heinemann, London, 1940
Bestseller 34, 1942 (omitting one of the non-Colonel March
stories), Editions for the Armed Forces 1069, 1946
(non-commercial);
Pan X208, 1963
[A collection containing the following short stories: "The New
Invisible Man" (Colonel March), "The Footprint in the Sky"
(Colonel March), "The Crime in Nobody's Room" (Colonel March),
"Hot Money" (Colonel March), "Death in the Dressing-Room" (Colonel
March), "The Silver Curtain" (Colonel March), "Error at Daybreak"
(Colonel March), "The Other Hangman," "New Murders for Old,"
"Persons or Things Unknown," and "Blind Man's Hood." Omitting all
four non-Colonel March stories, the book was also published as
Scotland Yard: The Department of Queer Complaints, Dell 65,
1944. A hardback edition of the complete book with an introduction
by Richard Levinson and William Link was published in 1981 by
Gregg Press, Boston.]
- Seeing is Believing
William Morrow, New York, 1941;
William Heinemann, London, 1942
Pocket Books 386, 1946;
World M854, 1959 (as Cross of Murder)
Sir Henry Merrivale [12]
[Serialized as Invitation to a Mystery in the British
magazine "Woman's Journal", May-August, 1941.]
- The Gilded Man
William Morrow, New York, 1942;
William Heinemann, London, 1942
Pocket Books 478, 1947 (as Death and the Gilded Man);
Pan 168, 1951
Sir Henry Merrivale [13]
- She Died a Lady
William Morrow, New York, 1943 (printed December, 1942);
William Heinemann, London, 1943
Pocket Books 507, 1948;
Penguin 816, 1951
Sir Henry Merrivale [14]
- He Wouldn't Kill Patience
Hampton Publishing distributed by William Morrow, New York, 1944;
William Heinemann, London, 1944
Dell 370, 1950;
Penguin 818, 1951
Sir Henry Merrivale [15]
[Serialized as Magicians Dine Out in the British
magazine "Woman's Journal", December, 1943-February, 1944.]
- The Curse of the Bronze Lamp
William Morrow, New York, 1945;
William Heinemann, London, 1946 (as Lord of the Sorcerers)
Editions for the Armed Services 991, 1946 (non-commercial),
Pocket Books 568, 1949 (commercial);
Pan 390, 1956 (uses U.S. title)
Sir Henry Merrivale [16]
- My Late Wives
William Morrow, New York, 1946;
William Heinemann, London, 1947
Editions for the Armed Services 1246, 1947 (non-commercial),
Pocket Books 633, 1949 (commercial);
Pan 263, 1953
Sir Henry Merrivale [17]
[Serialized in abridged form as Case of the Vanishing
Brides in the British magazine "Woman's Journal", April-June,
1947.]
- The Skeleton in the Clock
William Morrow, New York, 1948;
William Heinemann, London, 1949
Dell 481, 1951;
Pan G162, 1958
Sir Henry Merrivale [18]
- A Graveyard to Let
William Morrow, New York, 1949;
William Heinemann, London, 1950
Dell 543, 1951;
Pan 337, 1955
Sir Henry Merrivale [19]
- Night at the Mocking Widow
William Morrow, New York, 1950;
William Heinemann, London, 1951
Dell 650, 1953;
Pan G279, 1959
Sir Henry Merrivale [20]
- Behind the Crimson Blind
William Morrow, New York, 1952;
William Heinemann, London, 1952
Dell 690, 1953;
Pan G340, 1960
Sir Henry Merrivale [21]
[A cloth edition with an introduction by John Kennedy Melling was
published in 1990 by Chivers Press, Bath. Serialized in abridged
form in the British magazine "Argosy", January-April, 1952.]
- The Cavalier's Cup
William Morrow, New York, 1953;
William Heinemann, London, 1954
Zebra, 1987;
Pan G412, 1960
Sir Henry Merrivale [22]
- Fear Is the Same
William Morrow, New York, 1956;
William Heinemann, London, 1956
Bantam A2000, 1959;
World HN 847, 1959
[Historical detective novel, taking place in England in 1795.]
Novels under the pseudonym Roger Fairbairn
- Devil Kinsmere
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1934 (Published in 1935);
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1934
(no paperback editions)
[Historical novel, taking place in England in 1670. Carr later
rewrote the novel and published it under his own name as Most
Secret, 1964.]
Michael Patriksson
Department of Mathematics,
Chalmers University of Technology,
Gothenburg (Göteborg)
mipat@math.chalmers.se