John Dickson Carr: The Man Who Explained Miracles By Doug Greene Carlson Van Dine was the author

Van Dine was the author of the Philo Vance novels

along with dozens of short stories and radio plays

First American edition of a War Time novel

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John Dickson Carr: The Man Who Explained Miracles By Doug Greene Carlson Van Dine was the authorAs Doug Greene writes, John Dickson Carr made his reputation through the art of bafflement. Creator of such legendary sleuths as the boisterous Sir Henry Merrivale and the imposing Dr. Gideon Fell, he claimed the "locked room" puzzle as his own and virtually threw away the key for all time. Now Douglas G. Greene has brought forth, after more than a decade of research, the definitive biography of this unique writer. In it we see how, starting with the