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Roy Vickers

Roy Vickers is a pen name of William Edward Vickers. He was an English mystery writer who also used the pseudonyms Roy C. Vickers, David Durham, Sefton Kyle, and John Spencer. From 1921 to 1965 he wrote over 70 crime novels and 80 short stories. - Wikipedia

Vickers is best known in the United States for the terse, understated tales appearing in The Department of Dead Ends. A prolific writer, Vickers was capable of adopting many styles and exploring many themes within the ratiocinative genre. His mature style explored the machinations of the haunted criminal mind--especially the criminal mind lurking behind a facade of perfect respectability. - Dover Publications

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English writer

Born	1889
Died	1965

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The Department of Dead Ends: 14 detective stories

by Roy Vickers First published in 1947
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Mystery Cats

by Lilian Jackson Braun, Roy Vickers, Fred Hamlin, Mary Reed, Theodore Sturgeon, Patricia Moyes, Hugh B. Cave, Gary Erickson, Margaret Maron, and 7 others First published in 1991
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Find the Innocent

by Roy Vickers First published in 1959
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The sole survivor; and, The Kynsard affair

by Roy Vickers First published in 1965
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Gold and wine.

by Roy Vickers First published in 1961
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Murder in Two Flats

by Roy Vickers First published in 2002
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By hook or by crook / The shadowy third / The whispering death

by Anthony Gilbert, Marco Page, and Roy Vickers First published in 1947
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Uncanny Stories Megapack

by Roy Vickers, Margaret Strickland, Lewis Lister, Gladys Stern, and M. E. Royce First published in 2015
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Compartment K; Night drop; Double image

by Helen Reilly, Frederick C. Davis, and Roy Vickers
First published in 1955
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Murdering Mr. Velfrage

by Roy Vickers First published in 1955
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Best detective stories of Roy Vickers.

by Roy Vickers First published in 1965
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They Can't Hang Caroline

by Roy Vickers First published in 1950
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Murder of a snob.

by Roy Vickers First published in 1948
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Eight murders in the suburbs.

by Roy Vickers First published in 1954
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Four past four.

by Roy Vickers First published in 1945
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Murder will out: nine dead ends stories.

by Roy Vickers First published in 1950
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Seven chose murder.

by Roy Vickers First published in 1959
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Date with danger

by Roy Vickers First published in 1944
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Dead man's dower

by Roy Vickers First published in 1925
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The hawk

by Roy Vickers First published in 1930
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English writer

Born	1889
Died	1965

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL4416158A
ISNI: 0000000123144160
IMDb: nm0896021
Library of Congress Names: n82120555
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV034138
VIAF: 17230739
Wikidata: Q3445826
Inventaire.io: wd:Q3445826

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Alternative names

Roy C. Vickers
David Durham
Sefton Kyle
John Spencer
Sefton KYLE
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