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The Adventures of Ellery Queen

by Ellery Queen · 1933

Ellery Queen Detective seriesNext:The Dragon's Teeth(1939) →

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Collection of short stories.

* ...The African Traveler (original story)

* ...The Hanging Acrobat (Mystery, 5/34 as "The Girl on the Trapeze")

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* ...The One Penny Black (Great Detective Stories, 4/33)

* ...The Bearded Lady (Mystery, 8/34 as "The Sinister Beard")

* ...The Three Lame Men (Mystery, 4/34)

* ...The Invisible Lover (Mystery, 9/34 as "Four Men Loved a Woman")

* ...The Teakwood Case

(Mystery, 5/33 as "The Affair of the Gallant Bachelor")

* ..."The Two-Headed Dog" (Mystery, 6/34)

* ...The Glass-Domed Clock (Mystery League,10/33)

* ...The Seven Black Cats (Mystery, 10/34 as "The Black Cats Vanished")

* ...The Mad Tea-Party (Redbook, 10/34)

A strange and frightening world...where the body won't stay put during a "mad" party! Where a postage stamp delivers an addict, and a thief! Where a bowtie and a shirt are cremated after a murder! Where the corpse is in the closet, and the clothes are on the floor! This is the mysterious world of Ellery Queen. As always, he plays fair, sharing every clue; as always, the solution is both surprising and logical; as always, the action and mystery are irresistible.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thiscozy mysterycozy mysteryMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thisnoirnoirMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1930s1930sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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