Order of John Dickson Carr Books
John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) was an American author of detective fiction and mystery novels. He also wrote as Carter Dickson. Carr is the creator of the Dr. Gideon Fell and the Sir Henry Merrivale series. He is considered one of the greatest Golden Age mystery writers, where his detectives would solve seemingly impossible mysteries. Carr spent a number of years living in England, and is often compared to British mystery authors. Most of his novels had English settings, such as country villages and estates, and featured English characters. Carr won two Edgar Awards and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America.
John Dickson Carr made his debut as a published novelist in 1930 with the novel It Walks by Night. Below is a list of John Dickson Carr’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Department D-3 Books
| The Department of Queer Complaints | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dr. Gideon Fell Books
Publication Order of Henri Bencolin Books
| It Walks by Night | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Castle Skull | (1931) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lost Gallows | (1931) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Four False Weapons | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Sir Henry Merrivale Books
(as Carter Dickson)
| The Plague Court Murders | (1934) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The White Priory Murders | (1934) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Red Widow Murders | (1935) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Unicorn Murders | (1935) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Punch and Judy Murders /The Magic Lantern Murders | (1936) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Peacock Feather Murders / The Ten Teacups | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Judas Window / The Crossbow Murder | (1938) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death in Five Boxes | (1938) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Reader Is Warned | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| And So to Murder | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nine and Death Makes Ten / Murder in the Submarine Zone | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Seeing Is Believing / Cross of Murder | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Gilded Man / Death and the Gilded Man | (1942) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| She Died A Lady | (1943) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| He Wouldn't Kill Patience | (1944) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Curse of the Bronze Lamp / Lord of the Sorcerers | (1945) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| My Late Wives | (1946) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Skeleton in the Clock | (1948) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Graveyard to Let | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Night at the Mocking Widow | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Behind the Crimson Blind | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Cavalier's Cup | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Merrivale, March and Murder | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The New Exploits of Sherlock Holmes | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Door To Doom, And Other Detections | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dead Sleep Lightly and Other Mysteries from Radio's Golden Age | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fell and Foul Play | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 13 to the Gallows | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Third Bullet and Other Stories | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Island of Coffins and Other Mysteries from the Casebook of Cabin B-13 | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Kindling Spark | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of British Library Crime Classics Books
Publication Order of Adrian Conan Doyle Collections
(with Adrian Conan Doyle)
| The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The New Exploits of Sherlock Holmes | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Tales of Love and Hate | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| More Exploits of Sherlock Holmes | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Murderous Christmas Stories Books
| Murder under the Christmas Tree: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder on Christmas Eve | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Very Murderous Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder at Christmas: Ten Classic Crime Stories for the Festive Season | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder on a Winter's Night | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Murder in the Falling Snow | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: The Waxworks Murder was also titled The Corpse in the Waxworks. The Three Coffins was also published as The Hollow Man. The Black Spectacles was alternately titled The Problem of the Green Capsule.
The Magic Lantern Murders is also known as The Punch and Judy Murders. The Peacock Feather Murders was also released as The Ten Teacups. The Judas Window was also published under the title of The Crossbow Murder. Nine and Death Makes Ten was also published as Murder in the Submarine Zone. Seeing is Believing is also known as Cross of Murder. The Gilded Man was alternately titled Death and the Gilded Man. The Curse of the Bronze Lamp was alternately titled Lord of the Sorcerers.
Drop to His Death was written with John Rhode and alternately titled Fatal Descent. The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes and More Exploits of Sherlock Holmes was written with Adrian Conan Doyle.
If You Like John Dickson Carr Books, You’ll Love…
John Dickson Carr Synopses: The Emperor’s Snuff Box is a standalone title by John Dickson Carr. Beside the dead body of Sir Maurice Lawes are the shattered fragments of a snuff-box that once belonged to Napoleon. These fragments tell a tale, or rather two tales, one true and one false. Now, an English expert in criminology forces the evidence to tell the truth about what happened and to point out the real murderer.
In Captain Cut-Throat by John Dickson Carr, when someone begins a killing spree on Napoleon’s personal sentries, captured British agent Alan Hepburn finds himself forced not only to help with the investigation but also to match wits with the Emperor and his chief of police, the wily Fouche.
