John Dickson Carr wrote classic detective fiction famous for locked-room and impossible-crime mysteries. His Dr Gideon Fell novels begin with Hag’s Nook and include The Hollow Man, where a murder appears to have been committed in a room no one could enter or leave. Under the name Carter Dickson he created Sir Henry Merrivale, another eccentric detective associated with apparently supernatural crimes that ultimately demand rational explanations. Carr’s books are elaborate, playful and clue-driven, with atmosphere often borrowed from gothic fiction while the solution depends on mechanics, timing and misdirection. He is a central discovery author for Golden Age mystery, locked-room puzzles, impossible crimes and readers who enjoy seeing an apparently impossible murder dismantled step by step. Read more Less
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