Category Archives: Sir Henry Merrivale

More Sherlock – Recommended Reading

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

I seem to have attracted a large number of extra visitors thanks to my review of the first episode of series two of Sherlock, A Scandal in Belgravia – it’s currently my 13th most visited post out of 144 after … Continue reading →

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The Reader is Warned by Carter Dickson

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

How straightforward. A man drops down dead and someone else owns up to the murder. The only problem here – the confessor, Pennik, has an ironclad alibi and insists that he used Teleforce – the power of his mind – … Continue reading →

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The White Priory Murders by Carter Dickson aka John Dickson Carr

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

And so, inspired by A Graveyard To Let, one of  Sir Henry Merrivale’s final flings, I thought I’d go back and have another look at one of his early adventures. A British actress, Marcia Tait, having made it big overseas, … Continue reading →

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A Graveyard To Let by Carter Dickson aka John Dickson Carr

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

It’s 1949 and the Old Man, Sir Henry Merrivale, is visiting the United States. He is shanghaied to the estate of his old acquaintance Paul Manning, who promises to show him a miracle. But even the wily Merrivale is flummoxed … Continue reading →

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All In A Maze aka The Man Who Explained Miracles by Carter Dickson

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

Tom Lockwood is minding his own business outside St Paul’s Cathedral when Jenny Holden runs out in absolute terror. During her first week back in England, prior to an arranged marriage to a son of a French general, someone tries … Continue reading →

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She Died A Lady by Carter Dickson

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

Rita Wainwright was unhappily married to her older husband and was swept off her feet by Barry Sullivan, a young American actor. One dark night, she and Barry walked to the edge of the cliff near the house and jumped … Continue reading →

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The Punch and Judy Murders aka The Magic Lantern Murders by Carter Dickson

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

As the Royal Wedding fades into the distance here in jolly old England, I figured for the letter P in the Alphabet of Crime Fiction, I’d try and find something vaguely wedding related. The best I could come up with … Continue reading →

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Nine – And Death Makes Ten, aka Murder In The Submarine Zone by Carter Dickson

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

In recent weeks, I’ve struggled with the books that I’ve chosen. The point of this blog, other than to keep me reading, is to find new writers of great mysteries – not crime books, but mysteries. The recent attempts have … Continue reading →

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The House In Goblin Wood by Carter Dickson

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Just a quick review – I’ve written a fair bit on John Dickson Carr recently, so I thought I’d bring to light a classic of his that may have been overlooked – The House In Goblin Wood, his only short … Continue reading →

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Mysteries for Younger Readers

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

My good lady wife, aka Books On Spain brought my attention to this paragraph in the Guardian. A young reader had requested help from The Book Doctor – the question was “I detest Enid Blyton and like Agatha Christie. What should … Continue reading →

Posted in Agatha Christie, Carter Dickson, Edward D Hoch, Gideon Fell, Hercule Poirot, John Dickson Carr, Locked Rooms and Impossible Murders, Miss Marple, Sam Hawthorne, Sir Henry Merrivale | 7 Comments