The Long Shot (1939)

The second of the Ellery Queen sports mysteries to appear in Blue Book magazine (September, 1939) may very well be 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 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 →

The Hollow Dragon (1936)

It can be hard to imagine the world of the early twentieth century, when great numbers of people were unaware Continue reading →

The Adventure of The House of Darkness (1935)

Here comes a relaxed mystery, where the corpse doesn’t show up until two-thirds of the way through the story, when Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party (1934)

An abridged version of The Chinese Orange Mystery/Murder appeared in the popular short fiction magazine Redbook (June, 1934).  In October, Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Invisible Lover (1934)

Not quite Wrightsville, yet, and not quite a radio drama, but getting there.  The Adventure of the Invisible Lover, once Continue reading →