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John Dickson Carrstandalone novel1957
Historical mystery, tense in tone.
“Carr considered this one of his best impossible crime novels.”
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Great North RoadNovel
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Nursery CrimesSeries
series2 books2005
Fantasy, funny in tone, set in contemporary.
“The Big Over Easy turns Humpty Dumpty's fall into a murder investigation; The Fourth Bear follows with the Gingerbread Man as a serial killer.”
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The Devil in VelvetNovel
John Dickson Carrstandalone novel1951
Historical mystery and time travel, set in europe and renaissance and early modern.