John Dickson Carr books in order
American writer
- Lived
- 1906–1977
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 89
- Series
- 1
John Dickson Carr published 83 novels, 1 novella, 3 short story collections, 1 non-fiction book and 1 other book, beginning with It Walks By Night (1930). The series is Gideon Fell (13 books, starting with Hag's Nook). 20 feature Henry Sir Merrivale and 6 feature Henri Bencolin. The best-known is The Hollow Man (1935).
Updated September 2026
Gideon Fell books in order (13)Series page
Reading order: 1 Hag's Nook (1933) · 2 The Mad Hatter Mystery (1933) · 3 Till Death Do Us Part (1944) · 4 The Sleeping Sphinx (1947) · 5 Below Suspicion (1949) · 6 A John Dickson Carr Trio (1957) · 7 The Dead Man's Knock (1958) · 8 In Spite of Thunder (1960) · 9 The John Dickson Carr Treasury (1964) · 10 The House at Satan's Elbow (1965) · … all 13 below
- 1.
Hag's Nook (1933)
- 2.
The Mad Hatter Mystery (1933)
- 3.
Till Death Do Us Part (1944)
- 4.
The Sleeping Sphinx (1947)
- 5.
Below Suspicion (1949)
- 6.
A John Dickson Carr Trio (1957)
- 7.
The Dead Man's Knock (1958)
- 8.
In Spite of Thunder (1960)
- 9.
The John Dickson Carr Treasury (1964)
- 10.
The House at Satan's Elbow (1965)
- 11.
Panic in Box C (1966)
- 12.
Dark of the Moon (1967)
- 13.
Fell and Foul Play (1991)
Books featuring Henry Sir Merrivale (20)
Assassinio Nell'abbazia (1934)
The Plague Court Murders (1934)
The Red Widow Murders (1935)
The Punch and Judy Murders (1936)
The Ten Teacups (1937)
Death in Five Boxes (1938)
The Reader Is Warned (1939)
And So to Murder (1940)
Nine and Death Makes Ten (1940)
Seeing Is Believing (1941)
The Gilded Man (1942)
She Died a Lady (1943)
The Curse of the Bronze Lamp (1945)
My Late Wives (1946)
The Skeleton in the Clock (1948)
A Graveyard to Let (1949)
Night at the Mocking Widow (1950)
Behind the Crimson Blind (1952)
The Cavalier's Cup (1953)
Merrivale, March, and Murder (1991)
Where to start with John Dickson Carr
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The Hollow Man
John Dickson Carr's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Poison in Jest (1932)
The Bowstring Murders (1933)
The Blind Barber (1934)
The Eight of Swords (1934)
The White Priory Murders (1934)
Death-Watch (1935)
The Hollow Man (1935)
The Unicorn Murders (1935)
The Arabian Nights Murder (1936)
The Burning Court (1937)
The Judas Window (1937)
The Third Bullet (1937)
The Crooked Hinge (1938)
To Wake the Dead (1938)
Fatal Descent (1939)
The Problem of the Green Capsule (1939)
The Problem of the Wire Cage (1939)
Murder in the Submarine Zone (1940)
The Man Who Could Not Shudder (1940)
Death Turns the Tables (1941)
The Case of the Constant Suicides (1941)
The Emperor's Snuff-Box (1942)
He Wouldn't Kill Patience (1944)
He Who Whispers (1946)
The Bride of Newgate (1950)
The Devil in Velvet (1951)
The 9 Wrong Answers (1952)
The Nine Wrong Answers (1952)
Captain Cut-Throat (1955)
Fear Is the Same (1956)
Patrick Butler for the Defense (1956)
Fire, Burn! (1957)
The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1958)
Murder in the Atlantic (1959)
Scandal at High Chimneys, a Victorian Melodrama (1959)
The Witch of the Low Tide (1961)
The Demoniacs (1962)
The Men Who Explained Miracles (1963)
Most Secret (1964)
Papa Là-Bas (1968)
The Ghosts' High Noon (1969)
Deadly Hall (1971)
The Hungry Goblin (1972)
13 to the Gallows (2008)
Novellas in order
Crime On The Coast (1984)
Short story collections in order
The Department of Queer Complaints (1940)
Dr. Fell, Detective, and Other Stories (1947)
The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes (1954)
Non-fiction in order
The Murder of Sir Edmund Godfrey (1936)
Other books in order
Speak of the Devil (1994)
About John Dickson Carr
John Dickson Carr was an American author of detective stories, who also published using the pseudonyms Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn.
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John Dickson Carr FAQ
- How many books has John Dickson Carr written?
- John Dickson Carr published 83 novels, 1 novella, 3 short story collections, 1 non-fiction book and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read John Dickson Carr's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Gideon Fell with Hag's Nook. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is John Dickson Carr's last book?
- The Hungry Goblin (1972).
- What is John Dickson Carr's most famous book?
- The Hollow Man (1935) is John Dickson Carr's most widely read book.
- Are John Dickson Carr's books connected?
- 13 books belong to 1 series (Gideon Fell); the other 76 books stand alone.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.