And on the Eighth Day (1964)

This is one of the best of the novels starring Ellery Queen. It is also the second to be plotted Continue reading →

Crime Syndicate Payoff (1964)

No longer publishing in the popular This Week, the cousins went a little further down the publishing food chain with Continue reading →

The Player on the Other Side (1963)

This book was advertised as the first new novel about Ellery and his father in five years. Let’s do the Continue reading →

Last Man to Die (1963)

“Last Man to Die” (November 3, 1963) was the last Ellery Queen story to appear in This Week. Mercifully. Although Continue reading →

Half a Clue to Murder (1963)

From August 25, 1963, and reprinted in QED as “Murder Dept: Half a Clue,” this is another standard story of Continue reading →

Mystery in Neon Red (1963)

The stories written for This Week kept coming, starting with this one from July 27, 1963 (reprinted in Q.E.D. as Continue reading →

The Death of Don Juan (1962)

The novelette that opens Queens Full was the last in that anthology to be published. “The Death of Don Juan” Continue reading →

Four Color Comics (1961-1962)

Dell published comics from 1929 to 1973, specializing in franchise properties. Their anthology title Crackajack, had previously featured Ellery Queen Continue reading →