Carter Dickson

Carter Dickson also wrote as: John Dickson Carr.

Carter Dickson was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA on November 30th, 1906 and passed away at the age of 70 in 1977.

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Carter Dickson Stats: The most read book by Carter Dickson on Book Notification is The Judas Window / The Crossbow Murder, the 7th novel in the Sir Henry Merrivale series. The second most read book is The Department of Queer Complaints (Department D-3 #1).

Below is a complete list of Carter Dickson books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Carter Dickson is the Sir Henry Merrivale Series.

List of Sir Henry Merrivale Books in Publication Order (as John Dickson Carr)

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Plague Court Murders	1934	Loading... Go
2	The White Priory Murders	1934	Loading... Go
3	The Red Widow Murders	1935	Loading... Go
4	The Unicorn Murders	1935	Loading... Go
5	The Punch and Judy Murders / The Magic Lantern Murders	1936	Loading... Go
6	The Peacock Feather Murders / The Ten Teacups	1937	Loading... Go
7	10 The Judas Window / The Crossbow Murder	1938	Loading... Go
8	Death in Five Boxes	1938	Loading... Go
9	The Reader Is Warned	1939	Loading... Go
10	And So to Murder	1940	Loading... Go
11	Nine and Death Makes Ten / Murder in the Submarine Zone	1940	Loading... Go
12	Seeing Is Believing / Cross of Murder	1941	Loading... Go
13	The Gilded Man / Death and the Gilded Man	1942	Loading... Go
14	She Died A Lady	1943	Loading... Go
15	He Wouldn't Kill Patience	1944	Loading... Go
16	The Curse of the Bronze Lamp / Lord of the Sorcerers	1945	Loading... Go
17	My Late Wives	1946	Loading... Go
18	The Skeleton in the Clock	1948	Loading... Go
19	A Graveyard to Let	1949	Loading... Go
20	Night at the Mocking Widow	1950	Loading... Go
21	Behind the Crimson Blind	1952	Loading... Go
22	The Cavalier's Cup	1953	Loading... Go
23	Merrivale, March and Murder	1991	Loading... Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Bowstrings Murders	1933	Loading... Go
2	Fatal Descent / Drop to His Death (With: John Rhode)	1939	Loading... Go
3	8 Fear is the same	1956	Loading... Go

List of Department D-3 Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		10 The Department of Queer Complaints	1940	Loading... Go

List of Carter Dickson Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		Murder for Christmas	1987	Loading... Go
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Carter Dickson

Carter Dickson (John Dickson Carr) was born on November 30th, 1906. Carter passed away in 1977 at 70 years old. Carter Dickson was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA.

Carter Dickson was the author of the Sir Henry Merrivale series which consists of 23 novels. The Sir Henry Merrivale series started in 1934 with the novel The Plague Court Murders. The most recently released novel in the Sir Henry Merrivale series was Merrivale, March and Murder which was released in 1991. There are no upcoming novels for the Sir Henry Merrivale series.

Carter Dickson appeared on the Honkaku Mystery Best 10 list in Japan once. It was for The Third Bullet, which made the international list at #7 in 2002.

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Carter Dickson: F.A.Q

When was Carter Dickson Born?

Carter Dickson was born on November 30th, 1906.

When did Carter Dickson die?

Carter Dickson died in 1977 at 70 years old.

Where was Carter Dickson Born?

Carter Dickson was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA.

What was the first book Carter Dickson wrote?

The first book written by Carter Dickson was The Bowstrings Murders, published in 1933.

What was the most recent book Carter Dickson wrote?

His most recently released work was Merrivale, March and Murder on September 1st, 1991.

What is the most popular book by Carter Dickson?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Carter Dickson book is The Judas Window / The Crossbow Murder. Here are his most popular books:

The Judas Window / The Crossbow Murder (10)
The Department of Queer Complaints (10)
Fear is the same (8)

How many books has Carter Dickson written?

Carter Dickson has written 27 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 23 books in the Sir Henry Merrivale Series, 3 Standalone Novels, 1 book in the Department D-3 Series.

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