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160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1965
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Ellery Queen
1,766 books483 followersaka Barnaby Ross.
(Pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee)
"Ellery Queen" was a pen name created and shared by two cousins, Frederic Dannay (1905-1982) and Manfred B. Lee (1905-1971), as well as the name of their most famous detective. Born in Brooklyn, they spent forty two years writing, editing, and anthologizing under the name, gaining a reputation as the foremost American authors of the Golden Age "fair play" mystery.
Although eventually famous on television and radio, Queen's first appearance came in 1928 when the cousins won a mystery-writing contest with the book that would eventually be published as The Roman Hat Mystery. Their character was an amateur detective who used his spare time to assist his police inspector father in solving baffling crimes. Besides writing the Queen novels, Dannay and Lee cofounded Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, one of the most influential crime publications of all time. Although Dannay outlived his cousin by nine years, he retired Queen upon Lee's death.
Several of the later "Ellery Queen" books were written by other authors, including Jack Vance, Avram Davidson, and Theodore Sturgeon.
(Pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee)
"Ellery Queen" was a pen name created and shared by two cousins, Frederic Dannay (1905-1982) and Manfred B. Lee (1905-1971), as well as the name of their most famous detective. Born in Brooklyn, they spent forty two years writing, editing, and anthologizing under the name, gaining a reputation as the foremost American authors of the Golden Age "fair play" mystery.
Although eventually famous on television and radio, Queen's first appearance came in 1928 when the cousins won a mystery-writing contest with the book that would eventually be published as The Roman Hat Mystery. Their character was an amateur detective who used his spare time to assist his police inspector father in solving baffling crimes. Besides writing the Queen novels, Dannay and Lee cofounded Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, one of the most influential crime publications of all time. Although Dannay outlived his cousin by nine years, he retired Queen upon Lee's death.
Several of the later "Ellery Queen" books were written by other authors, including Jack Vance, Avram Davidson, and Theodore Sturgeon.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
July 12, 2008
As a fan of the Ellery Queen TV series (from long ago), I was expecting a who done it type book. This turned out to be more of a cat and mouse type story. The writing was a bit dated and the hero was a little over the top with every thing he did in the story. For fluff/trash it was a fun fast and easy read and over all good enough that i will read more Ellery Queen.
Note: According to http://www.elleryqueen.us/ This is a
"Faux Ellery Queen Paperback Originals"
Which explains my review...still if was a fun read.
Note: According to http://www.elleryqueen.us/ This is a
"Faux Ellery Queen Paperback Originals"
Which explains my review...still if was a fun read.
October 20, 2018
Not a mystery book. A fair gangster adventure novel. You can skip reading it.
December 4, 2025
I went into the one expecting a polite mystery of the type my limited exposure to Ellery Queen has predispositioned me to. I couldn't have been more surprised by the action novel I got. At some point I started to wonder if this book, from 1965, was ghostwritten. I see now that my suspicions were correct.
This is story about a cop, Burton March, who travels to a small island hoping to get away from it all after having killed a 14 year old boy who pulled a gun on him while robbing a jewelry store. Instead of peace, he finds some unsavory characters, one of who doesn't seem to be who she says she is. This is very much a novel of the mid-sixties. There is a very frank description of a character's heroin addiction. While the black characters are treated somewhat kindly, if paternalistically, one line about potentially homosexual tourists visiting the island made me chuckle: "If they are gay, they don't stay." I suppose it accurately depicts the prejudices of the time.
The prose was very nice--at times exceptionally so. The story was engaging and fun. I am not sure if this is one for die-hard Queen fans but if you like old action/adventure/crime yarns, this one is great fun.
This is story about a cop, Burton March, who travels to a small island hoping to get away from it all after having killed a 14 year old boy who pulled a gun on him while robbing a jewelry store. Instead of peace, he finds some unsavory characters, one of who doesn't seem to be who she says she is. This is very much a novel of the mid-sixties. There is a very frank description of a character's heroin addiction. While the black characters are treated somewhat kindly, if paternalistically, one line about potentially homosexual tourists visiting the island made me chuckle: "If they are gay, they don't stay." I suppose it accurately depicts the prejudices of the time.
The prose was very nice--at times exceptionally so. The story was engaging and fun. I am not sure if this is one for die-hard Queen fans but if you like old action/adventure/crime yarns, this one is great fun.
July 8, 2021
Pure dumb pulp fun. My first time reading a Charles Runyon, but no way it's my last.
July 12, 2025
"Burt, if you weren't a cop you'd be on the other side. You've got a violent nature."
"You strip yourself of ten thousand years' civilization and call yourself a higher being."
"You strip yourself of ten thousand years' civilization and call yourself a higher being."
October 22, 2024
It’s just a (non interesting) gangster story.
July 20, 2023
Férias com a Morte
August 12, 2016
Um bom livro repleto de acção e intriga. Gostei.
December 23, 2018
Not a Typical Ellery Queen
Ok story about a vacationing Detective Burt March, who finds murder and mayhem on a tiny Caribbean Island. Not the usual for Queen story, but not bad either.
Ok story about a vacationing Detective Burt March, who finds murder and mayhem on a tiny Caribbean Island. Not the usual for Queen story, but not bad either.
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