The Men Who Explained Miracles
1963 short story collection by John Dickson Carr
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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".[1][2] The stories are mostly reprints of stories previously published in magazines.[3]
AuthorJohn Dickson Carr
CoverartistB. S. Biro
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHenry Merrivale, Gideon Fell, Colonel March
First UK edition | |
| Author | John Dickson Carr |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | B. S. Biro |
| Language | English |
| Series | Henry Merrivale, Gideon Fell, Colonel March |
| Genre | Mystery, Detective novel, Short story |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton (UK) & Harper (US, 1964) |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 192 pp (1st UK) |
Stories
- Colonel March, of the Department of Queer Complaints:
- "William Wilson's Racket"
- "The Empty Flat"
- Dr. Gideon Fell:
- "The Incautious Burglar" (a shortened and altered version of Death and the Gilded Man)
- "Invisible Hands"
- Two non-series "Secret Service" stories
- "Strictly Diplomatic"
- "The Black Cabinet"; this is a story in which an attempt to assassinate Napoleon III is foiled by a contemporaneous historical figure from another context.
- Sir Henry Merrivale:
- "All in a Maze"
