Carter Dickson Reading Order
1 series · 149 books
Carter Dickson was the pseudonym of John Dickson Carr, a prolific American mystery writer who produced 149 detective and thriller novels between 1931 and 2007. Known for intricate plots and impossible crime scenarios, Dickson crafted standalone mysteries that captivated readers with puzzle-like narratives and clever twists. His works established him as a major figure in the golden age of detective fiction, blending intellectual riddles with engaging storytelling that influenced generations of mystery authors.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete149 books
Start with The lost gallows, the first of 149 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13 to the gallows |
| 2 | And so to murder |
| 3 | Assassinio nell'abbazia |
| 4 | Behind the Crimson Blind |
| 5 | Besnovatye ; Bedʹmino logovo ; Zashchitu vedet Patrik Batler |
| 6 | Country House Murders |
| 7 | Dangerous crossing |
| 8 | Death in five boxes |
| 9 | Den usynlige banden |
| 10 | Dr. Gideon Fell Mysteries Volume One |
| 11 | El hombre hueco |
| 12 | El horror de Deptford |
| 13 | Fatal descent |
| 14 | Fear is the same |
| 15 | Great Short Tales of Mystery and Terror |
| 16 | He who whispers; The unsuspected; Crows can't count |
| 17 | Kindling Spark |
| 18 | LUNE SOMBRE |
| 19 | La police est invitee |
| 20 | Las hazañas de Sherlock Holmes |
| 21 | Le Marié perd la tête |
| 22 | Le grand secret |
| 23 | Les Yeux en bandoulière |
| 24 | Les romans historiques, tome 5. La Fiancée du pendu - Le Diable de velours - Capitaine coupe-gorge - A chacun sa peur - Les Démoniaques - Le Grand Secret |
| 25 | Locked Rooms |
| 26 | Lord of the sorcerers |
| 27 | Los crimenes de la viuda roja fg zn |
| 28 | MIS MUJERES MUERTAS. |
| 29 | Merrivale Holds the Key: Two Classic Locked-Room Mysteries |
| 30 | Mine eskoner |
| 31 | Murder in the Atlantic |
| 32 | Murder in the submarine zone |
| 33 | My late wives |
| 34 | Mystery Fancier November 1977 |
| 35 | Night at the Mocking Widow |
| 36 | Nine and Death Makes Ten |
| 37 | Senior Sleuths |
| 38 | Sort Messe |
| 39 | The Case of the Backward Mule; Honolulu Story; My Late Wives |
| 40 | The John Dickson Carr treasury |
| 41 | The Judas window |
| 42 | The Punch and Judy Murders |
| 43 | The Red-Headed League and other mystery plays |
| 44 | The Three Coffins |
| 45 | The Twelve Crimes of Christmas |
| 46 | The Unicorn Murders |
| 47 | The case of the runaway corpse; Go, lovely Rose; The third bullet, and other stories |
| 48 | The cavalier's cup |
| 49 | The department of queer complaints |
| 50 | The lost gallows |
| 51 | The magic-lantern murders |
| 52 | The peacock feather murders |
| 53 | The plague court murders |
| 54 | The reader is warned |
| 55 | The skeleton in the clock |
| 56 | The unicorn murders |
| 57 | Tribunal del fuego, el |
| 58 | Trois Cercueils Se Refermeront |
| 59 | Twelve American Crime Stories |
| 60 | Wu he zhi mi |
| 61 | the browstring murders |
| 62 | ʻAd sheha-maṿet yafrid benenu |
| 63 | הרוצח המוזר |
| 64 | הרצח בבית הכלא |
| 65 | The lost gallows 1931 |
| 66 | Poison in jest 1932 |
| 67 | Hag's Nook 1933 |
| 68 | The Bowstring murders 1933 |
| 69 | Devil Kinsmere 1934 |
| 70 | The eight of swords 1934 |
| 71 | The red widow murders 1935 |
| 72 | The murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey 1936 |
| 73 | The Burning Court 1937 |
| 74 | And so to murder 1940 |
| 75 | The man who could not shudder 1940 |
| 76 | Seeing is believing 1941 |
| 77 | She died a lady 1943 |
| 78 | He wouldn’t kill Patience 1944 |
| 79 | He who whispers 1946 |
| 80 | Castle Skull 1947 |
| 81 | Dr. Fell, detective, and other stories 1947 |
| 82 | Murio como una dama 1947 |
| 83 | The sleeping sphinx 1947 |
| 84 | The Problem of the Wire Cage 1948 |
| 85 | A graveyard to let 1949 |
| 86 | The life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1949 |
| 87 | The Devil in Velvet 1951 |
| 88 | The Ten Teacups 1951 |
| 89 | The hollow man 1951 |
| 90 | The 9 wrong answers 1952 |
| 91 | The cavalier's cup 1953 |
| 92 | The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes 1954 |
| 93 | The third bullet 1954 |
| 94 | The Crooked Hinge 1955 |
| 95 | A John Dickson Carr trio 1957 |
| 96 | Fire, Burn! 1957 |
| 97 | Patrick Butler for the defense 1957 |
| 98 | Dead man's knock 1958 |
| 99 | A Dr Fell ommibus 1959 |
| 100 | A Dr. Fell omnibus 1959 |
| 101 | Scandal at High Chimneys 1959 |
| 102 | Three detective novels 1959 |
| 103 | In spite of thunder 1960 |
| 104 | The witch of low tide 1961 |
| 105 | The demoniacs 1962 |
| 106 | The men who explained miracles 1963 |
| 107 | More exploits of Sherlock Holmes 1964 |
| 108 | Most Secret 1964 |
| 109 | The house at Satan's Elbow 1965 |
| 110 | Panic in box C 1966 |
| 111 | The Plague Court murders 1966 |
| 112 | The Seat of the Scornful 1967 |
| 113 | The Black Spectacles 1969 |
| 114 | The ghosts' high noon 1969 |
| 115 | Deadly Hall 1971 |
| 116 | The hungry goblin 1972 |
| 117 | The door to doom, and other detections 1980 |
| 118 | The four false weapons 1982 |
| 119 | The dead sleep lightly 1983 |
| 120 | Below Suspicion (Gideon Fell Mystery Series) 1986 |
| 121 | Crime On The Coast 1987 |
| 122 | 4 Complete & Unabridged Dr. Fell Mysteries 1988 |
| 123 | Four complete Dr. Fell mysteries 1988 |
| 124 | Papa La-Bas 1989 |
| 125 | The Arabian Nights Murder/a Dr. Gideon Fell Mystery 1989 |
| 126 | The Mad Hatter Mystery (Dr. Gideon Fell Mystery) 1989 |
| 127 | To Wake the Dead (Dr. Gideon Fell Mystery) 1989 |
| 128 | Corpse in the Waxworks (A Monsieur Bencolin Mystery) 1990 |
| 129 | Death-Watch (A Dr. Gideon Fell Mystery) 1990 |
| 130 | The Blind Barber (Dr. Gideon Fell Mystery) 1990 |
| 131 | Fell and Foul Play 1991 |
| 132 | Il mezzogiorno dei fantasmi 1991 |
| 133 | Merrivale, March, and murder 1991 |
| 134 | The Bride of Newgate 1991 |
| 135 | Speak of the Devil 1994 |
| 136 | The Emperor's Snuff-Box 1995 |
| 137 | Captain Cut-Throat 1997 |
| 138 | En dépit du tonnerre 1997 |
| 139 | It Walks by Night 1997 |
| 140 | The Curse of the Bronze Lamp 1997 |
| 141 | Mord aus Tausendundeiner Nacht 1998 |
| 142 | Le spectre au masque de soie 1999 |
| 143 | J.D. Carr, numéro 6 2000 |
| 144 | Dark of the Moon 2001 |
| 145 | The grandest game in the world 2001 |
| 146 | The Case of the Constant Suicides 2002 |
| 147 | Los Anteojos Negros 2004 |
| 148 | Till Death Do Us Part 2004 |
| 149 | Gilded Man 2007 |
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