John Dickson Carr's favourites
Top 10 short stories as chosen by John Dickson Carr (in no particular order):
A. C. Doyle: |
The man with the twisted lip |
Mannen med den kluvna läppen |
G. K. Chesterton: |
The man in the passage |
Mannen i valvgången |
T. Burke: |
The hands of Mr. Ottermole |
Mr Ottermoles händer |
J. Futrelle: |
The problem of Cell 13 |
Cell nr. 13 |
M. D. Post: |
The great cipher |
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A. Berkeley: |
The avenging chance |
Den hämnande slumpen |
R. A. Freeman: |
The aluminium dagger |
Aluminiumdolken |
B. Halliday: |
Human interest stuff |
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W. H. Hodgson: |
The thing invisible |
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R. A. Knox: |
The motive |
Motivet |
The 10 best detective novels as chosen by John Dickson Carr in 1946 (in no particular order):
A. C. Doyle: |
The valley of fear |
Fasans dal |
G. Leroux: |
Le mystère de la chambre jaune/
The mystery of the yellow room |
Gula rummets hemlighet |
A. Christie: |
Death on the Nile |
Döden på Nilen |
S. S. Van Dine: |
The Greene murder case |
Greene-mysteriet |
A. E. W. Mason: |
At the Villa Rose |
Villa Rosa |
A. Berkeley: |
The poisoned chocolates case |
Den förgiftade chokladasken |
E. Queen: |
The lamp of God |
Tecknet från himlen |
P. MacDonald: |
Murder gone mad |
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R. Stout: |
The league of frightened men |
Rädda herrars klubb |
D. L. Sayers: |
The nine tailors |
De nio målarna |
The 10 best detective novels as chosen by John Dickson Carr at a later date (in no particular order):
A. C. Doyle: |
The valley of fear |
Fasans dal |
G. Leroux: |
Le mystère de la chambre jaune/
The mystery of the yellow room |
Gula rummets hemlighet |
A. Christie: |
Death on the Nile |
Döden på Nilen |
S. S. Van Dine: |
The Greene murder case |
Greene-mysteriet |
A. E. W. Mason: |
At the Villa Rose |
Villa Rosa |
A. Berkeley: |
The poisoned chocolates case |
Den förgiftade chokladasken |
E. Queen: |
The Chinese orange mystery |
Mandarinmysteriet |
P. MacDonald: |
The rasp |
Mysteriet på Abbotshall |
R. Stout: |
The league of frightened men |
Rädda herrars klubb |
D. L. Sayers: |
Strong poison |
Oskuld och arsenik |