The President Regrets (1965)

Here comes the second outing of the Puzzle Club with Ellery’s involvement. In the first Puzzle Club story, Ellery met Continue reading →

Abraham Lincoln’s Clue (1965)

Ellery loves to dig up historical figures and insert them into mysteries. George Washington appeared in “The Adventure of the Continue reading →

The Fourth Side of the Triangle (1965)

“Dad, have I ever steered you wrong?” “Thousands of times,” the Inspector replied, “thousands.” “Name one.” “Sure. There was the Continue reading →

And on the Eighth Day (1964)

This is one of the best of the novels starring Ellery Queen. It is also the second to be plotted Continue reading →

The Player on the Other Side (1963)

This book was advertised as the first new novel about Ellery and his father in five years. Let’s do the Continue reading →

Last Man to Die (1963)

“Last Man to Die” (November 3, 1963) was the last Ellery Queen story to appear in This Week. Mercifully. Although Continue reading →

Half a Clue to Murder (1963)

From August 25, 1963, and reprinted in QED as “Murder Dept: Half a Clue,” this is another standard story of Continue reading →

Mystery in Neon Red (1963)

The stories written for This Week kept coming, starting with this one from July 27, 1963 (reprinted in Q.E.D. as Continue reading →