The Third Bullet Author:John Dickson Carr "Sheer ingenuity of plot, sizzling suspense, a thick lather of excitement"--The New York Times. In describing one of John Dickson Carr's books, a Times book reviewer once remarked that it was "guaranteed to keep you reading three hours after your wife threatens to shoot the bulb out of your bed lamp." This seems as good a way as any of charact... more »erizing the novels of this amazing master of sealed rooms and demonology. He makes witchcraft as real as electricity--and makes you rather scared of it. His scholarship is enormous, and he brilliantly adorns his mystery novels with fascinating bits of erudition. His Dr. Fell, more than a literary creation, is as factual a figure as Sherlock Holmes. Millions of Carr novels have been sold all over the world. This book includes seven short stories.« less