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American writer (1906–1977)
Also known as: Carr Dickson, Carter Dickson, Roger Fairbairn, Джон Диксон Карр, جون ديكسون كار, 존 딕슨 카
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- Great Short Tales of Mystery and Terror
- Castle Skull (1947)
- The Case of the Constant Suicides (2002)
- Country House Murders
- The life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1949)