Order of John Dickson Carr Books
John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) was an American author of detective fiction and mystery novels. He also wrote as Carter Dickson. Carr is the creator of the Dr. Gideon Fell and the Sir Henry Merrivale series. He is considered one of the greatest Golden Age mystery writers, where his detectives would solve seemingly impossible mysteries. Carr spent a number of years living in England, and is often compared to British mystery authors. Most of his novels had English settings, such as country villages and estates, and featured English characters. Carr won two Edgar Awards and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America.
John Dickson Carr made his debut as a published novelist in 1930 with the novel It Walks by Night. Below is a list of John Dickson Carr’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Department D-3 Books
| The Department of Queer Complaints | (1940) |    |
Publication Order of Dr. Gideon Fell Books
| Hag's Nook | (1932) | |
| The Mad Hatter Mystery | (1933) | |
| The Eight of Swords | (1934) | |
| The Blind Barber | (1934) | |
| Death-Watch | (1935) | |
| The Three Coffins / The Hollow Man | (1935) | |
| The Arabian Nights Murder | (1936) | |
| The Crooked Hinge | (1937) | |
| To Wake the Dead | (1938) | |
| The Problem of the Green Capsule / The Black Spectacles | (1939) | |
| The Problem of the Wire Cage | (1939) | |
| The Man Who Could Not Shudder | (1940) | |
| The Seat of the Scornful: A Devon Mystery | (1941) | |
| The Case of the Constant Suicides | (1941) | |
| Death Turns the Tables / The Seat of the Scornful | (1941) | |
| Till Death Do Us Part | (1944) | |
| He Who Whispers | (1946) | |
| The Sleeping Sphinx | (1947) | |
| Below Suspicion | (1949) | |
| The Dead Man's Knock | (1958) | |
| In Spite of Thunder | (1960) | |
| The House at Satan's Elbow | (1965) | |
| Panic in Box C | (1966) | |
| Dark of the Moon | (1967) | |
Publication Order of Henri Bencolin Books
| It Walks by Night | (1930) | |
| Castle Skull | (1931) | |
| The Lost Gallows | (1931) | |
| The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder | (1932) | |
| The Four False Weapons | (1937) | |
Publication Order of Sir Henry Merrivale Books
(as Carter Dickson)
| The Plague Court Murders | (1934) | |
| The White Priory Murders | (1934) | |
| The Red Widow Murders | (1935) | |
| The Unicorn Murders | (1935) | |
| The Punch and Judy Murders /The Magic Lantern Murders | (1936) | |
| The Peacock Feather Murders / The Ten Teacups | (1937) | |
| The Judas Window / The Crossbow Murder | (1938) | |
| Death in Five Boxes | (1938) | |
| The Reader Is Warned | (1939) | |
| And So to Murder | (1940) | |
| Nine and Death Makes Ten / Murder in the Submarine Zone | (1940) | |
| Seeing Is Believing / Cross of Murder | (1941) | |
| The Gilded Man / Death and the Gilded Man | (1942) | |
| She Died A Lady | (1943) | |
| He Wouldn't Kill Patience | (1944) | |
| The Curse of the Bronze Lamp / Lord of the Sorcerers | (1945) | |
| My Late Wives | (1946) | |
| The Skeleton in the Clock | (1948) | |
| A Graveyard to Let | (1949) | |
| Night at the Mocking Widow | (1950) | |
| Behind the Crimson Blind | (1952) | |
| The Cavalier's Cup | (1953) | |
| Merrivale, March and Murder | (1991) | |
Publication Order of John Dickson Carr Standalone Novels
| Poison in Jest | (1932) | |
| The Murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey | (1936) | |
| The Burning Court | (1937) | |
| The Emperor's Snuff-Box | (1942) | |
| The Bride of Newgate | (1950) | |
| The Devil in Velvet | (1951) | |
| The Nine Wrong Answers | (1952) | |
| Captain Cut-Throat | (1955) | |
| Fire, Burn! | (1957) | |
| Scandal at High Chimneys | (1959) | |
| The Demoniacs | (1961) | |
| The Witch of the Low Tide | (1961) | |
| Most Secret | (1964) | |
| Papa La-Bas | (1968) | |
| The Ghosts' High Noon | (1969) | |
| Deadly Hall | (1971) | |
| The Hungry Goblin | (1972) | |
Publication Order of John Dickson Carr Short Story Collections
| The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes | (1954) | |
| The New Exploits of Sherlock Holmes | (1954) | |
| The Door To Doom, And Other Detections | (1980) | |
| The Dead Sleep Lightly and Other Mysteries from Radio's Golden Age | (1983) | |
| Fell and Foul Play | (1991) | |
| 13 to the Gallows | (2008) | |
| The Third Bullet and Other Stories | (2020) | |
| The Island of Coffins and Other Mysteries from the Casebook of Cabin B-13 | (2021) | |
| The Kindling Spark | (2022) | |
Publication Order of John Dickson Carr Non-Fiction Books
| The Life of Sir Arthur Conan DOyle | (1949) | |
Publication Order of British Library Crime Classics Books
| The Notting Hill Mystery | (1862) | |
| The Female Detective | (1864) | |
| The Poisoned Chocolates Case | (1929) | |
| It Walks by Night | (1930) | |
| The Secret of High Eldersham / The Mystery of High Eldersham | (1930) | |
| Castle Skull | (1931) | |
| Mystery in the Channel | (1931) | |
| The Incredible Crime | (1931) | |
| Murder of a Lady | (1931) | |
| The Lost Gallows | (1931) | |
| The Z Murders | (1931) | |
| The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder | (1932) | |
| The Division Bell Mystery | (1932) | |
| Portrait of a Murderer | (1933) | |
| Death in Fancy Dress | (1933) | |
| Family Matters | (1933) | |
| The Hog's Back Mystery | (1933) | |
| The Murder of My Aunt | (1934) | |
| Murder Underground | (1934) | |
| Scarweather | (1934) | |
| Death of an Airman | (1934) | |
| The Spy Paramount | (1934) | |
| The 12.30 from Croydon | (1934) | |
| The Chianti Flask | (1934) | |
| The Lake District Murder | (1935) | |
| Death on the Cherwell | (1935) | |
| The Cornish Coast Murder | (1935) | |
| The Traitor | (1936) | |
| The Santa Klaus Murder | (1936) | |
| The Sussex Downs Murder | (1936) | |
| Murder in Piccadilly | (1936) | |
| Death in the Tunnel / Dark in the Tunnel | (1936) | |
| Mystery in White | (1937) | |
| Bats in the Belfry | (1937) | |
| The Cheltenham Square Murder | (1937) | |
| Excellent Intentions | (1938) | |
| Murder in the Museum | (1938) | |
| Antidote to Venom | (1938) | |
| Thirteen Guests | (1938) | |
| The Port of London Murders | (1938) | |
| The Arsenal Stadium Mystery | (1939) | |
| Seven Dead | (1939) | |
| Verdict of Twelve | (1940) | |
| A Scream in Soho | (1940) | |
| Death of a Busybody | (1942) | |
| The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack | (1942) | |
| Somebody at the Door | (1943) | |
| Murder's a Swine: A Second World War Mystery | (1943) | |
| Checkmate to Murder | (1944) | |
| Fell Murder | (1944) | |
| Murder by Matchlight | (1945) | |
| Trouble on the Thames | (1945) | |
| Fire in the Thatch | (1946) | |
| Death Makes a Prophet | (1947) | |
| Smallbone Deceased | (1950) | |
| Calamity in Kent | (1950) | |
| Death Has Deep Roots | (1951) | |
| The Danger Within / Death in Captivity | (1952) | |
| Murder in the Mill-Race | (1952) | |
| Crossed Skis | (1952) | |
| Death on the Riviera | (1952) | |
| The Colour Of Murder | (1957) | |
| The Christmas Egg | (1958) | |
| The Progress of a Crime | (1960) | |
| Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm | (1960) | |
| The Methods of Sergeant Cluff | (1961) | |
| The Spoilt Kill | (1961) | |
| The Body in the Dumb River | (1961) | |
| Due to a Death | (1963) | |
| Surfeit of Suspects | (1964) | |
| The Belting Inheritance | (1965) | |
| The Last Best Friend | (1967) | |
| The End of the Web | (1976) | |
| Capital Crimes: London Mysteries | (2015) | |
| Resorting to Murder | (2015) | |
| Silent Nights | (2015) | |
| Murder at the Manor | (2016) | |
| Serpents in Eden | (2016) | |
| Crimson Snow | (2016) | |
| Foreign Bodies | (2017) | |
| The Long Arm of the Law | (2017) | |
| Miraculous Mysteries | (2017) | |
| Continental Crimes | (2017) | |
| Blood on the Tracks | (2018) | |
| The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories | (2018) | |
| Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book | (2018) | |
| Deep Waters: Murder on the Waves | (2019) | |
| The Measure of Malice | (2019) | |
| The Pocket Detective 2: 100+ More Puzzles, Brainteasers and Conundrums | (2019) | |
| Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries | (2020) | |
| A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries | (2020) | |
| Two-Way Murder | (2021) | |
| Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Adrian Conan Doyle Collections
(with Adrian Conan Doyle)
| The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes | (1954) | |
| The New Exploits of Sherlock Holmes | (1954) | |
| Tales of Love and Hate | (1964) | |
| More Exploits of Sherlock Holmes | (1964) | |
Publication Order of Murderous Christmas Stories Books
| Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | (2016) | |
| Murder on Christmas Eve | (2017) | |
| A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | (2018) | |
| Anthology series. | ||
Publication Order of Anthologies
| 20 Great Tales of Murder | (1952) | |
| Nine Detective Stories | (1964) | |
| The Locked Room Reader: Stories of Impossible Crimes and Escapes | (1968) | |
| Daring Detectives | (1969) | |
| All but Impossible! | (1981) | |
| Great Stories of Mystery and Suspense | (1981) | |
| Deadly Arts | (1985) | |
| Handle with Care: Frightening Stories | (1985) | |
| Death Locked In | (1987) | |
| English Country House Murders | (1988) | |
| The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes | (1989) | |
| Great Tales of Crime and Detection | (1992) | |
| Fifty Best Mysteries | (1993) | |
| The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction | (2004) | |
| The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories | (2018) | |
| Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays | (2019) | |
| Murder Takes a Holiday: Classic Crime Stories for Summer | (2021) | |
Notes: The Waxworks Murder was also titled The Corpse in the Waxworks. The Three Coffins was also published as The Hollow Man. The Black Spectacles was alternately titled The Problem of the Green Capsule.
The Magic Lantern Murders is also known as The Punch and Judy Murders. The Peacock Feather Murders was also released as The Ten Teacups. The Judas Window was also published under the title of The Crossbow Murder. Nine and Death Makes Ten was also published as Murder in the Submarine Zone. Seeing is Believing is also known as Cross of Murder. The Gilded Man was alternately titled Death and the Gilded Man. The Curse of the Bronze Lamp was alternately titled Lord of the Sorcerers.
Drop to His Death was written with John Rhode and alternately titled Fatal Descent. The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes and More Exploits of Sherlock Holmes was written with Adrian Conan Doyle.
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John Dickson Carr Synopses: The Emperor’s Snuff Box is a standalone title by John Dickson Carr. Beside the dead body of Sir Maurice Lawes are the shattered fragments of a snuff-box that once belonged to Napoleon. These fragments tell a tale, or rather two tales, one true and one false. Now, an English expert in criminology forces the evidence to tell the truth about what happened and to point out the real murderer.
In Captain Cut-Throat by John Dickson Carr, when someone begins a killing spree on Napoleon’s personal sentries, captured British agent Alan Hepburn finds himself forced not only to help with the investigation but also to match wits with the Emperor and his chief of police, the wily Fouche.