Roy Vickers
b. 1889 – d. 1965 · 28 books
Biography
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
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
Books by Roy Vickers
The Uncanny Stories MEGAPACK®: 16 Classic Chillers
Double Image and other stories
Find the Innocent
Murder of a snob
Seven chose murder
Service des affaires classées,
Service des affaires classées, Tome 3 : Le Cercle fermé
Et la servante est rousse!
The Department of Dead Ends
Best Detective Stories of Roy
Best Detective Stories of Roy Vickers
The sole survivor; and, The Kynsard affair
Service des affaires classées
Service des affaires classées
The Case of the Deadly Toy; Se
The Case of the Deadly Toy; Seven Chose Murder; The Merchant of Murder
Compartment K; Night drop; Double image
Murdering Mr. Velfrage
Murdering Mr. Velfrage
The case of the restless redhead; Another morgue heard from; Six murders in the suburbs
Eight murders in the suburbs
Let the Dead Past; Collectors' Item;The Department of Dead Ends
Swell Garrick
Swell Garrick
They can't hang Caroline
By hook or by crook / The shadowy third / The whispering death
Four past four
Four past four
The man in the red mask
The man in the red mask
The mystery of the scented dea
The mystery of the scented death
Playgirl wanted
Playgirl wanted
Bardelow's heir
Bardelow's heir
The Radingham mystery
The Radingham mystery
Dead man's dower
Dead man's dower
Ishmael's wife
Ishmael's wife