The Three Students (1971)

Still enormously popular, the cousins were able to sell their last three short stories to large circulation magazines like Playboy 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 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 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 Tragedy of Y (1932)

Just another mystery book, or so it seems.  Starts out in the normal way, everything looks familiar.  A body is Continue reading →

The Tragedy of X (1932)

Flush with the financial success of the first three novels, the cousins quit their day jobs.  Not wanting to flood Continue reading →