*Crime, Spies & Sleaze: The crime writer John Dickson Carr, in common with many other authors, published books under a different name, in his case Carter Dickson. Whatever name he used, readers could be assured of a well-told, well-plotted story, often with a seemingly insoluble mystery. Carr was an acknowledged master of the locked room mystery. Under his own name, his main recurring detective was Gideon Fell; he used Carter Dickson for his second most featured detective Sir Henry Merrivale. We have three such mysteries fresh in this week: two are uncommon 1st UK paperback editions, the third is a second edition hardcover of the first Merrivale mystery.
PICTURED: ALL BY CARTER DICKSON ALL SOLD
CROSS OF MURDER WDL 1959 1st UK PB GD/VG £10
MURDER IN THE ATLANTIC WDL 1959 1st UK PB GD £10
THE PLAGUE COURT MURDERS Heinemann 1966 2nd UK HC FN £25 With DJ (VG/FN)