The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)

In The Chinese Orange Mystery the victim was stripped naked and re-dressed with his clothes on backwards in order to 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 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 →

The Adventure of the Bearded Lady (1934)

According to Francis Nevins, this is Ellery Queen’s first short story to include a dying clue, that is, a clue Continue reading →

The Chinese Orange Mystery (1934)

A locked room, a corpse. This time, everything in the room is reversed, including the dead man’s clothing.  International queries Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Glass – Domed Clock (1933)

Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee’s two early sleuths appeared in separate stories in a magazine the cousins published in October Continue reading →

The French Powder Mystery (1930)

The forgotten vocabulary word of the day, apparently, is “negress.”  Yes, “negress,” as in a woman of African ancestry.  Not Continue reading →