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Shelly Dickson Carr

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Mystery, Crime, Young Adult

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I was ten years old when I read He Wouldn't Kill Patience, the classic mystery by my grandfather, John Dickson Carr. I guess it all started there, because ever since that book, I've been hooked on the genre and thinking about the mystery I'd one day write. Well, RIPPED is it--my first novel.

The idea for RIPPED came while on a scouting trip. As a board member for the Huntington Theater in Boston, I'm lucky enough to travel to London each year with theater members in search of interesting new plays. While in London, I began researching the mystery surrounding Jack the Ripper, one of the greatest unsolved murder cases in history.

My fascination with the nineteenth century started as a young girl, in a rambling Victorian house in Mamaroneck, Ne ...more

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Writing a Sequel

Katie Lennox, the teen star of my first book has been very busy. The problem is, I’m the only one who knows this. She’s back to the future. Well, back to the present time that is. Before I even finished RIPPED, I knew where Katie was headed. Of course her love of history and literature, and curiosity of the world in general, would lead her to University. Oxford most likely.

She and Toby made a conn

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	Ripped 3.61 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Vol. 155 No. 5 & 6 Whole Nos. 944 & 945 by Janet Hutchings (Editor ), N.W. Barcus (Contributor ), Michael Berg (Contributor) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine January/February 2026 by Jackie Sherbow (Editor), Shelly Dickson Carr (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), E.A. Aymar (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ripped by Shelly Dickson Carr (2012-12-01) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Killed Lady Pippa: An Impossible Crime Murder Mystery 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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