John Dickson Carr

(1906 -- 1977)

John Dickson Carr was an American author of detective stories, who also published under the pen names Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson and Roger Fairbairn.

He was a master of the locked room mystery, in which a detective solves apparently impossible crimes.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

The Dr. Fell mystery The Hollow Man (1935), usually considered Carr's masterpiece, was selected in 1981 as the best locked-room mystery of all time by a panel of 17 mystery authors and reviewers.

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1906—1977

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