Cat of Many Tails (1949)

This one is generally regarded as Ellery Queen’s best novel, and for good reason. The hermetically sealed bonds of the Continue reading →

Ten Days’ Wonder (1948)

His prey was man, and he prowled around the bottom lands of iniquity with an enchanted weapon, swelling in fame Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Three R’s (1946)

Beginning in the September, 1946 issue of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, the cousins adapted several of their radio scripts to Continue reading →

The Murderer is a Fox (1945)

So, here was “The Greatest Generation” finishing up World War II, welcomed home to great applause, and Ellery Queen writes Continue reading →

There Was an Old Woman (1943)

So, after Calamity Town, a step back to the screwball comedy. Ellery returns to New York City, and he and Continue reading →

The Dragon’s Teeth (1939)

  And then came The Dragon’s Teeth, which ended Ellery’s Hollywood era, and simultaneously sent Ellery’s career on a totally 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 →

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 →