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jamesscottbyrnside.com
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| | | | | It doesn't take far into Carr's oeuvre before a reader begins to recognize the signposts. Here's the meet-cute and there's the first brief mention of the curse/legend/myth which will soon be tragically reenacted for our ghoulish pleasure. The foolish authority figure (not quite so foolish this time round), the suspicious relatives, and the blusterous authority... | |
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mysteriesahoy.com
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| | | | | John Dickson Carr is best known as the master of the impossible crime novel, penning multiple titles that are held among the greatest of that sub-genre of crime fiction. He was a prolific writer, turning out four novels in a year at his peak - an enormous achievement, particularly given how well regarded those titles... | |
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thereaderiswarned.wordpress.com
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| | | | | Back to another Carr. This one is from his early years and the first novel to feature one of Carr's titanic series detectives Dr Gideon Fell. Hags Nook concerns the terrors of Chatterham Prison, or rather it's ruins, that stand on the site of the Starberth family home. The Starberths have the history of being... | |
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goldenageofdetectivefiction.com
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| | | In 2023, I posted a weekly feature called "Stacking the Shelves," where I reviewed what I bought, borrowed from the library, or was gifted. It often generated an excellent discussion with readers about what everyone was reading and currently adding to their shelves, which I would like to continue. Still, I found buying things weekly... | ||
