A Question of Honor (1953)

Here’s another one of those typical mysteries where there are three suspects (Ackley, Benson & Chase, in this case), and Continue reading →

A Matter of Seconds (1953)

Another very short story writer for This Week, reminiscent of the Ellery Queen stories from the late 1930s with a Continue reading →

The Phantom Train (1952)

Originally published as “The Phantom Train” in This Week, August 31, 1952, and appearing in QBI as “Magic Dept.: Snowball Continue reading →

The Vanishing Wizard (1951)

This first appeared in This Week (September 30, 1951), and was reprinted in Queen’s Bureau of Investigation as “Swindle Department: 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 Inner Circle (1947)

We skip over December, for now, kind of. Although the story involves The Janus Club, most of the action takes Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Telltale Bottle (1946)

November means Thanksgiving, and the story starts with Ellery humbugging the holiday. Ellery tells Nikki, “I say, if we must Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Dead Cat (1946)

Right on the heels of the back-to school September story comes the Halloween story. Like the story before it, the Continue reading →