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Roy Vickers

Roy Vickers is a pen name of William Edward Vickers. He was an English mystery writer who also used the pseudonyms Roy C. Vickers, David Durham, Sefton Kyle, and John Spencer. From 1921 to 1965 he wrote over 70 crime novels and 80 short stories. - Wikipedia

Vickers is best known in the United States for the terse, understated tales appearing in The Department of Dead Ends. A prolific writer, Vickers was capable of adopting many styles and exploring many themes within the ratiocinative genre. His mature style explored the machinations of the haunted criminal mind--especially the criminal mind lurking behind a facade of perfect respectability. - Dover Publications

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English writer

Born 1889
Died 1965

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  • Cover of: Department of Dead Ends: 14 Detective Stories

    First published in 1947 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Mystery Cats

    First published in 1991 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Find the Innocent

    First published in 1959 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The sole survivor; and, The Kynsard affair

    First published in 1965 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: They Can't Hang Caroline

    First published in 1950 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Four past four.

    First published in 1945 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Best detective stories of Roy Vickers.

    First published in 1965 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Murdering Mr. Velfrage

    First published in 1955 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Date with danger

    First published in 1944 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Dead man's dower

    First published in 1925 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Gold and wine.

    First published in 1961 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The hawk

    First published in 1930 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Lord Roberts: the story of his life.

    First published in 1914 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Murder in Two Flats

    First published in 2002 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Seven chose murder.

    First published in 1959 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Case of the Deadly Toy; Seven Chose Murder; The Merchant of Murder

    First published in 1959 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Double image: and other stories.

    First published in 1955 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Eight murders in the suburbs.

    First published in 1954 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Hounded down.

    First published in 1948 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Bardelow's heir.

    First published in 1935 — 1 edition
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English writer

Born 1889
Died 1965

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English Detective and mystery stories, American Detective and mystery stories, Children's fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Great britain, metropolitan police office, Investigation, Large type books, Murder, Scientists, cats, fiction, first-person narrative, gallows, horror fiction, mystery fiction, self-hatred, short story, unreliable narrators

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Frederich Sleigh Roberts Earl Roberts

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Alternative names

  • Roy C. Vickers
  • David Durham
  • Sefton Kyle
  • John Spencer

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April 25, 2024 Edited by M C W Edited without comment.
April 25, 2024 Edited by M C W Edited without comment.
May 28, 2022 Edited by M C W Added author info from Dover
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
September 1, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Talis record