Dr. Fell, Detective, and Other Stories
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Author | John Dickson Carr |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Gideon Fell |
Genre | Mystery, Detective novel, Short story |
Publisher | Mercury Mystery paperback, New York City |
Publication date | 1947 |
Preceded by | The Sleeping Sphinx |
Followed by | The Skeleton in the Clock |
Dr. Fell, Detective, and Other Stories, is a mystery short story collection written by John Dickson Carr and first published in the US by Lawrence E. Spivak (The American Mercury) in 1947.
Most of the stories feature his series detective Gideon Fell.
Stories and first publications[]
Dr. Gideon Fell:
- The Proverbial Murder: first published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine in July 1943, as "The Proverbial Murderer".
- The Locked Room: first published in Strand Magazine in July 1940.
- The Wrong Problem
- The Hangman Won't Wait
- A Guest in the House (a shortened and altered version of Death and the Gilded Man)
Others:
- The Devil in the Summer House
- Will You Walk Into My Parlor?
- Strictly Diplomatic
References[]
Categories:
- Short story collections by John Dickson Carr
- Mystery short story collections
- 1947 short story collections
- 1940s short story collection stubs
- Mystery short story collection stubs