*Crime, Spies & Sleaze: I’m often harping on here about the Queens Of Crime, those indomitable (mostly) British women who dominated the crime/detective genre in the Golden Age Of Detective Fiction, roughly between the wars. Well, there was one male writer active at the time who was their equal, and he was an American to boot, although he lived a significant part of his life in England, where most of his tales were set. John Dickson Carr (who also wrote as Carter Dickson) was the master of the locked room mystery, a setter of seemingly impossible puzzles for his recurring cast of detectives. He also wrote many historical mysteries which are equally engaging. Six new mysteries in this week, five featuring Dr Gideon Fell and one historical (The Witch Of The Low Tide); all in US editions. The Three Coffins (UK title The Hollow Man) is often regarded as the finest locked room mystery ever. Full details, with condition notes, in our catalogue.
PICTURED: ALL BY JOHN DICKSON CARR
DEATH-WATCH Dell 1952 US PB GD/VG £8
HAG’S NOOK Dell 1951 US PB GD/VG £8
THE MAD HATTER MYSTERY Dell 1953 US PB GD/VG £8
THE THREE COFFINS Dell 1965 1st US PB thus GD/VG £10
TILL DEATH DO US PART Bantam 1950 1st US PB thus VG £8
THE WITCH OF THE LOW TIDE Bantam 1963 1st US PB thus GD £6