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 Two-Headed Dog (1934)

This light-hearted tale of murder on Martha’s Vineyard has a mistake in the title.  The old inn-keeper wanted to name Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Hanging Acrobat (1934)

At last, a really good Ellery Queen short story!  The characters have at least some individuality, the mystery intrigues, and, Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Three Lame Men (1934)

The cousins, Manfred B. Lee and Frederic Dannay, hit a career low with their short story “The Adventure of the Continue reading →

The Siamese Twin Mystery (1933)

This hermetically sealed house mystery has a twist. The murders take place in a large manse atop “Arrow Mountain,” cut 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 →

Drury Lane’s Last Case (1933)

Well, the cousins sure did it this time: they actually killed their sleuth Drury Lane.  This was no Reichenbach Falls, Continue reading →