The Blackboard Gangsters (1955)

The 1950s were an anxious decade in the United States. While the quality of life for many Americans was greater Continue reading →

The Bride in Danger (1955)

The cousins only produced two Ellery Queen stories in 1955, published in August and September. There were no novels published Continue reading →

Diamonds in Paradise (1954)

After Queen’s Bureau of Investigation was published, there were no Ellery Queen short story collections until 1965, when Queen’s Full Continue reading →

GI Story (1954)

The cousins would publish a few more stories in This Week over the next few years, but they also branched Continue reading →

The Glass Village (1954)

Originally, this novel starred Ellery Queen, and took place in Wrightsville, but halfway through, the cousins changed the Ellery character Continue reading →

A Question of Honor (1953)

Here’s another one of those typical mysteries where there are three suspects (Ackley, Benson & Chase, in this case), and Continue reading →

A Matter of Seconds (1953)

Another very short story writer for This Week, reminiscent of the Ellery Queen stories from the late 1930s with a Continue reading →

The Golden Summer (1953)

Daniel Nathan wrote this novel. So, let’s review: Dora and Meyer Nathan had a son they named Daniel. The attending Continue reading →