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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine September 1979
6 • The Gourmet Kidnaper • 10 pages by Jack Ritchie
16 • A Place of Her Own • 19 pages by Joyce Harrington
35 • Invitation to Murder • 47 pages by Rex Stout
62 • Black Wind • 5 pages by Bill Pronzini
67 • The Fastidious Bank Teller • 3 pages by Richard Roesberg
70 • The Abominable Ad Man • 1 pages by Amy Crossley
71 • The Mysterious Attorney • 6 pages by Vyvyan McAmis Bretz
105 • Cattle Call • 6 pages by William Bankier
111 • The Adventure of the Common Code • 9 pages by Robert L. Fish
120 • The Marked Man • 11 pages by David Ely
132 • The Man Who Stirred Champagne • 16 pages by Hugh Pentecost (Judson Philips)
143 • The Spy Who Was Alone • 16 pages by Edward D. Hoch
16 • A Place of Her Own • 19 pages by Joyce Harrington
35 • Invitation to Murder • 47 pages by Rex Stout
62 • Black Wind • 5 pages by Bill Pronzini
67 • The Fastidious Bank Teller • 3 pages by Richard Roesberg
70 • The Abominable Ad Man • 1 pages by Amy Crossley
71 • The Mysterious Attorney • 6 pages by Vyvyan McAmis Bretz
105 • Cattle Call • 6 pages by William Bankier
111 • The Adventure of the Common Code • 9 pages by Robert L. Fish
120 • The Marked Man • 11 pages by David Ely
132 • The Man Who Stirred Champagne • 16 pages by Hugh Pentecost (Judson Philips)
143 • The Spy Who Was Alone • 16 pages by Edward D. Hoch
160 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 1979
About the author
Ellery Queen
1,775 books510 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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February 8, 2017
6 • The Gourmet Kidnapper • 10 pages by Jack Ritchie
OK/Good. Cunningham is kidnapped, no contact with the police until after the ransom has been paid and he's back home. He really has no animosity towards the kidnapper. The guy even gave him fantastic meals.
16 • A Place of Her Own • 19 pages by Joyce Harrington
OK. Lillian has worked at the store for thirty years. There's a creepy bag lady that she has to pass on her way to work every day. Her daughter wants her to retire and move in with them. She gets back from vacation to learn her apartment building has been sold and all the tenants have two months to get out. She goes back to work and finds she's been given early retirement.
35 • Invitation to Murder • 47 pages by Rex Stout
Good+. Lewent is living off his father's money. He got a stipend from him, when he died everything went to his sister with the same plan. She died a year ago, everything went to her husband with the same stipulation to provide for the brother. Lewent got word from Tuck's nephew that one of the three women in the house may have designs on his brother-in-law. He goes to Nero Wolfe first asking which of the women is trying to marry Tuck. After Wolfe declines, Lewent says that his sister may have been murdered by one of the women, in a plot to eventually marry Tuck.
62 • Black Wind • 5 pages by Bill Pronzini
Good. A couple comes into a diner on a bitterly cold night. Their relationship currently matches the weather.
67 • The Fastidious Bank Teller • 3 pages by Richard Roesberg
Good. The cops didn't want to talk to Pugh, but he kept spewing out inane details about the robber.
70 • The Abominable Ad Man • 1 pages by Amy Crossley
OK/good. Everyone had a good reason to hate the ad man.
71 • The Mysterious Attorney • 6 pages by Vyvyan McAmis Bretz
Good/ok. An attorney from Craigsville buys an out of the way cottage for his aunt.
105 • Cattle Call • 6 pages by William Bankier
Good/OK. An ad exec gets half a $1000 bill to attend a meeting where the other half of it is waiting.
111 • The Adventure of the Common Code • 9 pages by Robert L. Fish
Good/funny. Criscroft visits his brother Schlok Homes with letters that have bits of code after the name of the city. Some good puns keep it from being tiresome.
120 • The Marked Man • 11 pages by David Ely
OK+. Major is on a field exercise. Simulating a pilot that has come down in enemy territory, he needs to lay low for 28 days.
132 • The Man Who Stirred Champagne • 16 pages by Hugh Pentecost (Judson Philips)
VG/Good. Jericho is spending August up in Saratoga. His friend, Slick, takes him to see the race that has Foreclosure. It turns out that race is obviously fixed. Foreclosure, the favorite, bangs into one horse then another, throws the jockey and breaks through the fence and into the spectators. Jericho investigates with Slick's help.
143 • The Spy Who Was Alone • 16 pages by Edward D. Hoch
Very Good. Jeffery Rand comes home to find that Leila is missing. Her personal belongings are gone and there's a note saying she left him, but it can't be true.
OK/Good. Cunningham is kidnapped, no contact with the police until after the ransom has been paid and he's back home. He really has no animosity towards the kidnapper. The guy even gave him fantastic meals.
16 • A Place of Her Own • 19 pages by Joyce Harrington
OK. Lillian has worked at the store for thirty years. There's a creepy bag lady that she has to pass on her way to work every day. Her daughter wants her to retire and move in with them. She gets back from vacation to learn her apartment building has been sold and all the tenants have two months to get out. She goes back to work and finds she's been given early retirement.
35 • Invitation to Murder • 47 pages by Rex Stout
Good+. Lewent is living off his father's money. He got a stipend from him, when he died everything went to his sister with the same plan. She died a year ago, everything went to her husband with the same stipulation to provide for the brother. Lewent got word from Tuck's nephew that one of the three women in the house may have designs on his brother-in-law. He goes to Nero Wolfe first asking which of the women is trying to marry Tuck. After Wolfe declines, Lewent says that his sister may have been murdered by one of the women, in a plot to eventually marry Tuck.
62 • Black Wind • 5 pages by Bill Pronzini
Good. A couple comes into a diner on a bitterly cold night. Their relationship currently matches the weather.
67 • The Fastidious Bank Teller • 3 pages by Richard Roesberg
Good. The cops didn't want to talk to Pugh, but he kept spewing out inane details about the robber.
70 • The Abominable Ad Man • 1 pages by Amy Crossley
OK/good. Everyone had a good reason to hate the ad man.
71 • The Mysterious Attorney • 6 pages by Vyvyan McAmis Bretz
Good/ok. An attorney from Craigsville buys an out of the way cottage for his aunt.
105 • Cattle Call • 6 pages by William Bankier
Good/OK. An ad exec gets half a $1000 bill to attend a meeting where the other half of it is waiting.
111 • The Adventure of the Common Code • 9 pages by Robert L. Fish
Good/funny. Criscroft visits his brother Schlok Homes with letters that have bits of code after the name of the city. Some good puns keep it from being tiresome.
120 • The Marked Man • 11 pages by David Ely
OK+. Major is on a field exercise. Simulating a pilot that has come down in enemy territory, he needs to lay low for 28 days.
132 • The Man Who Stirred Champagne • 16 pages by Hugh Pentecost (Judson Philips)
VG/Good. Jericho is spending August up in Saratoga. His friend, Slick, takes him to see the race that has Foreclosure. It turns out that race is obviously fixed. Foreclosure, the favorite, bangs into one horse then another, throws the jockey and breaks through the fence and into the spectators. Jericho investigates with Slick's help.
143 • The Spy Who Was Alone • 16 pages by Edward D. Hoch
Very Good. Jeffery Rand comes home to find that Leila is missing. Her personal belongings are gone and there's a note saying she left him, but it can't be true.
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