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Discover The Unexpected Instinct: A Classic Mystery Book

Now comes some of the most astonishing work by the sensational John Dickson Carr: The Unexpected Instinct completes the project of collecting Carr's earliest fiction, begun by Douglas Greene in 1980 with The Door to Doom and Other Detections. This new collection reveals Carr's love of historical adventure, fantasy, even satire—and of course, it includes more of his earliest mystery fiction. The reader will encounter among its sixteen selections two newly discovered works, including Carr's long-lost third Sherlock Holmes parody.

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Yoshihisa Hirano

I rearlly thank you for yor releasing unfinded title of Mr.Carr.

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Mark Lawrence

Great collection & context!

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Roger Johnson

I should mention that I'm giving the book top marks before reading it. You see, for me, John Dickson Carr/Carter Dickson is not only the most brilliant deviser and explainer of apparently impossible mysteries, he's always compulsively readable. "The Unexpected Instinct" will certainly live up to my expectations!

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Gerald Squires

Magnificent true first edition. Thank you for yet another success from Crippen & Landru.

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Bruce Carr

Top notch work, and plenty I'd heard about but never seen before.

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Edward Weiss

Have not read too much yet, but it is a great book and cannot wait to read more.

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frank maschefzky

Fantastic book along with the first one!!! Carr is my favorite author - I have a complete collection of his books,all hardcover !!!

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Alan Mescallado

The stories are as wonderful as I remember his later works were. The design was excellent as usual, like many of Crippen & Landru titles.

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David Balfour

Rare early writings from Carr interspersed with equally fascinating background and analysis by Dan Napolitano. Highly recommended.

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Bill Donahue

Nothing beats finding a John Dickson Carr book I have not read. He never fails me. Always a good read.

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Linda N

Ordering is a breeze and everything came quicker than I thought from one side of the world to the other. I love John Dickson Carr since a young girl, so anything by him is worth getting.