The Men Who Explained Miracles
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Not to be confused with The Man Who Explained Miracles, a non-fiction book about Carr
The Men Who Explained Miracles, first published in 1963, is a volume of short stories written by John Dickson Carr
; the stories feature his series detectives Gideon Fell
, Henry Merrivale and Colonel March
, of the "Department of Queer Complaints". This volume of short stories is of the mystery genre, most of the type known as a whodunnit.
, of the Department of Queer Complaints:
William Wilson's Racket and The Empty Flat
Dr. Gideon Fell
:
The Incautious Burglar (a shortened and altered version of Death and the Gilded Man) and Invisible Hands
Two non-series "Secret Service" stories, Strictly Diplomatic and The Black Cabinet; The Black Cabinet is a story in which an attempt to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte is foiled by a contemporaneous historical figure from another context.
Sir Henry Merrivale
:
A novelette
, All in a Maze.
The Men Who Explained Miracles, first published in 1963, is a volume of short stories written by John Dickson Carr
John Dickson Carr
John Dickson Carr was an American author of detective stories, who also published under the pen names Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson and Roger Fairbairn....
; the stories feature his series detectives Gideon Fell
Gideon Fell
Doctor Gideon Fell is a fictional character created by John Dickson Carr. He is the protagonist of 23 novels from 1933 through 1967 as well as a few short stories. Carr was an American who lived most of his adult life in England; Dr. Fell is an Englishman who lives in the London suburbs.Dr...
, Henry Merrivale and Colonel March
Colonel March
Colonel March is a fictional detective created by John Dickson Carr. He appeared in a number of short stories written in the 30s and 40s about "locked-room" and "impossible crime" mysteries. He was an official attached to Scotland Yard in the so-called Department of Queer Complaints.He was played...
, of the "Department of Queer Complaints". This volume of short stories is of the mystery genre, most of the type known as a whodunnit.
Stories
Colonel MarchColonel March
Colonel March is a fictional detective created by John Dickson Carr. He appeared in a number of short stories written in the 30s and 40s about "locked-room" and "impossible crime" mysteries. He was an official attached to Scotland Yard in the so-called Department of Queer Complaints.He was played...
, of the Department of Queer Complaints:
William Wilson's Racket and The Empty Flat
Dr. Gideon Fell
Gideon Fell
Doctor Gideon Fell is a fictional character created by John Dickson Carr. He is the protagonist of 23 novels from 1933 through 1967 as well as a few short stories. Carr was an American who lived most of his adult life in England; Dr. Fell is an Englishman who lives in the London suburbs.Dr...
:
The Incautious Burglar (a shortened and altered version of Death and the Gilded Man) and Invisible Hands
Two non-series "Secret Service" stories, Strictly Diplomatic and The Black Cabinet; The Black Cabinet is a story in which an attempt to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte is foiled by a contemporaneous historical figure from another context.
Sir Henry Merrivale
Sir Henry Merrivale
Sir Henry Merrivale is a fictional detective created by "Carter Dickson", a pen name of John Dickson Carr . Also known as "the Old Man," by his initials "H...
:
A novelette
Novelette
A novelette is a piece of short prose fiction. The distinction between a novelette and other literary forms is usually based upon word count, with a novelette being longer than a short story, but shorter than a novella...
, All in a Maze.