Expanding the Queen’s Empire (1940-1942)

There were several reasons the cousins did not publish any prose fiction in 1940 and 1941. Foremost is that they Continue reading →

The Dragon’s Teeth (1939)

  And then came The Dragon’s Teeth, which ended Ellery’s Hollywood era, and simultaneously sent Ellery’s career on a totally Continue reading →

Trojan Horse (1939)

The last in the four-part sports mysteries involves college football, and one donor’s obsession with his alma mater’s team. This Continue reading →

Mind Over Matter (1939)

The third of the Ellery Queen sports mystery short stories, with special guest Paula Paris, takes place at a New Continue reading →

Man Bites Dog (1939)

A simple piece of fluff interesting for the continuation of Ellery and Paula’s relationship, and for Ellery’s cross-over into the Continue reading →

The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1939-1948)

In 1938, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee began writing scripts for radio shows.  They broke their teeth writing for Alias Continue reading →

The Four of Hearts (1938)

This novel begins: “It is a well-known fact that anyone exposed to Hollywood longer than six weeks goes suddenly and Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Bleeding Portrait (1937)

This short story starts out strongly: The witty banter is, so far, the best and wittiest to date. Ellery is, Continue reading →