Ellery Queen

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Mystery & Thrillers

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aka Barnaby Ross.

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 apperance 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 uses his spare time to assist his police inspector father in solving baffling crimes. Besides writing the Queen n...more

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Ellery Queen's Books

Average rating: 3.67 · 5,715 ratings · 431 reviews · 332 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Roman Hat Mystery 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 530 ratings — published 1929 — 24 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chinese Orange Mystery 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1934 — 20 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cat Of Many Tails 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 1949 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Greek Coffin Mystery 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1932 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Siamese Twin Mystery 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 1933 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Egyptian Cross Mystery 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 1932 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dutch Shoe Mystery 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1931 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The French Powder Mystery 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 1930 — 22 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of Ellery Queen 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1933 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Finishing Stroke 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1958 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen Detective (36 books)
by Ellery Queen
3.6429897864438257 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 4,308 ratings

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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Annual (39 books)
by Ellery Queen
3.5686274509803924 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 51 ratings

Ellery Queens Mystery Magazinen valitut jännärit (1 book)
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