The End

So, that’s it. The novels, short stories and media empire created by Frederic Danny and Manfred Lee, dba Ellery Queen. Continue reading →

The Tragedy of Errors (1999)

Seventy years after the publication of The Roman Hat Mystery, the two men who created Ellery Queen were dead, but Continue reading →

Ellery Queen (Television Series, 1975 – 1976)

This is where I came in. I had just turned 12 years old when the pilot, Too Many Suspects, aired Continue reading →

Ten Days Wonder (Film, 1972)

Filmed before, but released after, Don’t Look Behind You, Ten Days Wonder adapted the 1948 novel with an all-star cast, Continue reading →

A Fine and Private Place (1971)

  Everything about this novel is predictable. Of course more than one person is murdered, of course the young wife Continue reading →

Ellery Queen: Don’t Look Behind You (1971)

On November 19, 1971, NBC-TV brought Ellery Queen back to television with a movie based on Cat of Many Tails. Continue reading →

The Honest Swindler (1971)

The last Ellery Queen short story, published in the ubiquitous Saturday Evening Post, complete with a cover illustrated by Norman Continue reading →

The Odd Man (1971)

The second of three short stories published in 1971 featuring the Puzzle Club, this one appeared in the June issue Continue reading →