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Daly, Carroll John
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- Creator of Race Williams. Called the father of the private eye detective.
Citations:
1. 'Carroll John Daly: The Forgotten Pioneer of the Private Eye,' by William F. Nolan, The Armchair Detective, Volume 4, Number 1, October 1970, pg 1-4.
2. 'A Fatal Attraction,' by G. A. Finch, The Armchair Detective, Volume 13, Spring 1980, Number 2, pg 112-124.
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| De La Torre, Lillian
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- Creator of Dr. Sam: Johnson.
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Citations:
1. 'The Pleasures of Histo-Detection,' by Lillian De La Torre, The Armchair Detective, Volume 7, May 1974, Number 3.
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Dent, Lester
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- American author of pulp thrillers, creator of Doc Savage under the pseudonym Kenneth Robeson.
Citations:
1. 'Lester Dent,' by Frank Gruber, The Armchair Detective, Volume 2, July 1969, Number 4, pg 215-216.
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Dickens, Charles
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- English author Charles Dickens died with his book The Mystery of Edwin Drood half finished.
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Citations:
1. 'John Dickson Carr's Solution to the Mystery of Edwin Drood,' by Lilian de la Torre, The Armchair Detective
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Dickinson, Peter
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- Born in Rhodesia, raised in England since the age of seven. In addition to his mystery novels featuring Quiller, he pens children's fantasy books.
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Novels
The Glass-Sided Ant's Nest (Skin Deep) 1968
A Pride of Heroes (The Old English Peep Show) (1969)
The Sinful Stones (Seals) (1970
Sleep and His Brother (1971)
The Lizard in the Cup (1972)
The Green Gene (1973)
The Poison Oracle (1974)
The Lively Dead (1975)
King and Joker (1976)
Walking Dead (1977)
Citations:
1. 'The Lure of the Reichenbach,' by Peter Dickinson, Murder Ink, Dilys Winn, ed, Workman Publishing, 1977, pg. 65.
2. 1. 'Vigil in Mayfair: A Tale Unfolds Over Cucumber Sandwiches,' (brief comments on the mystery by H.R.F. Keating, Julian Symons, Celia Fremlin, Peter Dickinson and Avon Curry), Murderess Ink, edited by Dilys Winn, Workman Publishing, 1979.
3. 'The Playful Mysteries of Peter Dickinson,' by Earl F. Bargainnier, The Armchair Detective, Volume 13, Summer 1980, Number 3, pg 185-193.
4. 'Murder in the Manor,' by Peter Dickinson, The Armchair Detective, Volume 24, Spring 1991, Number 2, pg 132.
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Duerrenmatt, Friedrich
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- Swiss, creator of two Swiss detectives.
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1. 'The Failure of Two Swiss Sleuths,' by Kay Herr, The Armchair Detective, Volume 13, Spring 1980, Number 2, pg 163-165.
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