Category Archives: Ellery Queen

Well, as promised ages ago, here’s my and Patrick’s joint review of Ellery Queen’s serial killer thriller Cat of Many Tails. It’s a joint review over on At The Scene of the Crime and it’s fair to say that our … Continue reading →

And after what seems like an age, although it’s only actually a couple of months, we return to Ellery Queen, and we’re off to Hollywood! Well, to be precise, the vicinity of Hollywood – Ellery has been dragged to the … Continue reading →

Ellery bumps into another old friend, who he hasn’t seen for years. Meeting Ellery must be some sort of curse, as following this, his friend, Bill, goes to a rendez-vous with his brother-in-law. As he approaches the front door in … Continue reading →

A complete stranger is found dead in an office waiting room. No-one seems to know who he is, no-one seems to know what he was doing there and most importantly of all, no-one knows why everything in the murder scene, … Continue reading →

A very different mystery for Ellery Queen this time. In the equivalent of the British “Country House”-style murder, Ellery and his dad are trapped in a house with a bunch of rather odd characters on top of a mountain while … Continue reading →

Buck Horne, Wild West superstar of the silver screen, is making a comeback at a rodeo event in New York. As he rides out into the arena, a shot rings out and he falls from his horse, dead. Seems straightforward … Continue reading →

A school teacher is found at a crossroads, crucified and decapitated, in West Virginia. Six months later, a millionaire on Long Island suffers the same fate. There appears to be no connection between them apart from a madman seen at … Continue reading →