Ellery Queen

The famous sleuth comes out of retirement to help his father hunt down a New York City serial killer: “Marvelous . . . one of his best” (Classic Mysteries).
 In the dog days of August, it is no surprise to see New Yorkers perspire. But this summer, a killer called the Cat gives the city a new reason to sweat. He selects his victims seemingly at random and strangles them, then escapes without leaving a...

Ännu ett mysterium med mästerdetektiven Ellery Queen! Ärrad av kriget återvänder krigshjälten Davy Fox till den lilla staden Wrightsville i New England. Men det är inte bara krigets minnen som plågar honom. Tolv år tidigare dömdes hans far för mordet på hans mor – ett trauma som nu börjar framkalla våldsamma utbrott hos Davy. I rädsla för sin egen säkerhet vänder sig hans fru Linda till den berömda detektiven Ellery Queen. Hon...

Murha Broadwaylla – Ellery Queenin ensimmäinen tapaus! Kun esirippu laskeutuu, newyorkilaisen teatterin katsomosta löytyy kuollut lakimies. Paikalle hälytetään rikostutkija Richard Queen, joka tuo mukanaan poikansa, kirjailija ja harrastelijasalapoliisi Elleryn. Harvardissa opiskellut älykkö joutuu vastakkain poikkeuksellisen rikoksen kanssa: murhaaja on listinyt uhrinsa täydessä salissa kenenkään huomaamatta. Kun silminnäkijät ovat...

Miljonäärirouvan kuolema käynnistää visaisen suljetun paikan murhamysteerin. Omalaatuinen miljonääri ja hyväntekijä Abigail Doorn kuristetaan sairaalassa, jota hän on itse rahoittanut. Kirjailija-salapoliisi Ellery Queen ryhtyy ratkomaan murhamysteeriä poliisi-isänsä Richard Queenin avustuksella. Murhaaja voi olla vain joku sairaalan henkilökunnasta tai rouva Doornin omaisista, mutta tutkimuksia vaikeuttaa, että heistä lähes kaikilla...

"The Roman Hat Mystery" by Ellery Queen is a classic locked-room mystery that will captivate readers with its clever plotting and brilliant detective work. The novel introduces Ellery Queen, a young, sharp-witted amateur detective, who is quickly becoming a household name in the world of crime fiction. Set in New York City, the story begins when a seemingly impossible crime occurs during a public event-at the Roman Theatre. During a crowded theater...

Ellery Queen takes refuge from a wildfire at a remote mountain house -- and arrives just before the owner is murdered...

When Abigail Doorn was wheeled into the operation room at the Dutch Memorial Hospital, her face was strangely blue and bloated. A wire had been tightly wound around her neck. The strongest suspect, because he stood to benefit by the death of this wealthy old woman, was her protege, the famous Dr. Janney. Just before her death he received a strange caller--one whose name he would not divulge. Ellery Queen, having come to the hospital to visit his old...

Inspector Richard Queen finally gets a murder case he can call his own When unmarried women get into trouble, A. Burt Finner is waiting at the hospital to save them. This greasy-lipped fat man knows all about babies: how to change them, how to feed them-and how to sell them to the highest bidder. He buys low, getting them from their distressed mothers just a few hours after birth, and sells high to millionaires who are unable to have children of their...

Looking for trouble, Ellery Queen descends on a small town At the tail end of the long summer of 1940, there is nowhere in the country more charming than Wrightsville. The Depression has abated, and for the first time in years the city is booming. There is hope in Wrightsville, but Ellery Queen has come looking for death.   The mystery author is hoping for fodder for a novel, and he senses the corruption that lurks beneath the apple pie façade....

A man's wife vanishes, and it takes the city's toughest private investigator to find her Elizabeth Tollman puts the roast in the oven, goes out to buy a loaf of bread, and never comes home. Half an hour later, her husband finds the bread outside their front door, but his wife is nowhere to be seen. Edward Tollman calls her friends, combs the streets, even pokes his head into local bars-but Elizabeth has vanished into thin air. The police can't help...