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 →

The Three Students (1971)

Still enormously popular, the cousins were able to sell their last three short stories to large circulation magazines like Playboy Continue reading →

The Last Woman in His Life (1970)

“It was as if he had mislaid something, but could remember neither what it was nor where he had mislaid Continue reading →

Cop Out (1969)

Advertised as “Different From Any Detective Story Ellery Queen Has Ever Written,” this novel marked the 40th anniversary of the Continue reading →

The House of Brass (1968)

“They found (in the safe containing the cashbox; the other had guarded the aged IOUs and the box of fourth-rate Continue reading →

Wedding Anniversary (1967)

Here we are, back in Wrightsville for the last time. At the end of this story, Ellery swears it will 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 →