The Lady Couldn’t Explain (1949)

In the December 4, 1949 issue of This Week appeared a very short story by Ellery Queen. Extremely short, just Continue reading →

Ellery Queen (1949)

Ellery Queen was off the radio, out of Hollywood, and no longer in comic book print. Then, in early 1949, Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Dauphin’s Doll (1948)

Imagine Christmas night of 1943: it has been a busy day with family and friends, you are tired. You are Continue reading →

The Adventure of the President’s Half-Disme (1947)

Here comes the cousins’ foray into historical fiction, and while I never think the conclusion is worth talking about, since Continue reading →

Calamity Town (1942)

Three years after their most most recent published novel, Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee published Calamity Town, a novel Continue reading →

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 →

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 →