John Dickson Carr was a very highly regarded American mystery writer, though he lived for most of the '30s and '40s in England, married there and set many of his books there (Wikipedia). His two main detectives, Dr. Fell and Sir Henry Merrivale, were very English (Wikipedia).
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England, Paris (France), Great Britain, London, London (England), 221B Baker Street, Abbey Grange, Australia, Baker Street, Chislehurst, Hungary, Jamaica, New York, Paris, Scotland Yard, Suburbs of South London, Xian daiPeople
Arthur Conan Doyle Sir (1859-1930), John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), Fortunato, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, Archie, Carlos, Doctor Gideon Fell, Duncan Ross, Edmund Berry Godfrey Sir, Edmund Berry Godfrey Sir (1621-1678), Eustace Brackenstall, Jabez Wilson, Jack Croker, James Bond, John Clay, John H. Watson (Fictitious character), Lady Brackenstall, M. Jonathan Whicher, Mr. Merryweather, Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Patrick ButlerTime
20th century, 19th century, 17th century, 1865, 1890, 1930s, 1931, Carnival, Edward VII, 1901-1910, Late 1920s, Meiguo, Post WWII, WWII, World War, 1939-1945, Written and set in 1949, carnivalID Numbers
- OLID: OL465130A
- BookBrainz: 260b4e92-908e-48a1-a1ce-8c3f82ef52c4
- ISNI: 0000000120272204
- IMDb: nm0139757
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV000532
- VIAF: 64003044
- Wikidata: Q365664
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q365664
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Alternative names
- Dickson Carr
- Roger Fairbairn
- Carter Dickson
- Carr John Dickson
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