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 Scarlet Letters (1953)

At first blush, The Scarlet Letters does not fit the mold of the political novels Ellery Queen was writing in Continue reading →

“My Queer Dean!” (1953)

Spoonerisms are fun. Named after the Reverend William Archibald Spooner (1844-1930), spoonerisms are funny word plays based on switching the Continue reading →

The Accused (1953)

This one was the only Ellery Queen story to appear in the short-lived Today’s Family magazine (February 15, 1953), titled Continue reading →