Books with author jr. ellery queen

[Read by Scott Harrison] Ellery and his father, the irascible Inspector Queen, are trapped in a mountain retreat by a raging forest fire with an odd assortment of characters, and a dangerous killer as well! At the isolated mountain lodge, trouble comes in twos. There are two corpses. Two clues. Two strange youths turn into one. Two brilliant solutions that turn out to be wrong. And pitted against this double-trouble are two master sleuths - Ellery Queen and Inspector Queen - who know that every time they don't succeed, someone is going to die...

[MP3-CD audiobook format in Vinyl case. *NOTE: The MP3-CD format requires a compatible audio CD player.][Read by Mark Peckham]When a diabolical mystery comes calling, Ellery Queen is on the case. -- Once upon an evil time, there was a wicked old woman with a mammoth shoe company worth many millions of dollars, a henpecked husband, and six miserable children. Then one day death came visiting the vast Potts mansion -- and began claiming its inhabitants one by one. It was then that Ellery Queen was invited to sup on this nightmare brew of diabolical murder and baffling mystery -- in a case that made the most horrific crimes in his entire career seem like fairy tales. As he endeavors to solve the case, he tries to make sense of this family that defies rationality.

Publisher: Franklin Library Date of Publication: 1989 Binding: hard cover Edition: First Thus Condition: Good/No Jacket Description: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Copyright date is 1989, 1st thus edition, red cover over boards, with gold and black lettering and design, on the front and spine ribbed spine, a front glued down Q-of hearts design gold gilt page edges, with some wear to the bottom page edges no tears or writing, NO JACKET, shelf wear to the edges and to the head and toe of the spine, bright, clean text with a tight binding a solid book.<

THE SIAMESE TWIN MYSTERY finds Ellery and his father, the irascible Inspector Queen, trapped in a mountain retreat by a raging forest fire. The members of the household are a strange lot, and the mysterious murder of the retreat's host indicates to the Queens that not only are they isolated with an odd assortment of characters, but a dangerous killer as well!

[Read by Mark Peckham]A mystery featuring Ellery Queen's most flamboyant creation: Drury Lane.In New York City in the early 1930s, a man is poisoned on a crowded streetcar during rush hour. Everyone sees Longstreet die but no one sees the killer. Inspector Thumm's few clues all lead up a blind alley. He finally seeks the aid of Drury Lane retired Shakespearean actor, master of disguise, and amateur sleuth. Seated amid the splendor of the vast medieval halls of his castle on the Hudson, Drury Lane hears the story from the inspector. He knows who the murderer is right away, but he refuses to reveal his identity until he has sufficient evidence for the police to arrest him.

[Childrens Fiction (Ages 10-12)] When there's a bank robbery in the country village where Djuna lives, and one of his dog's best friends gets shot in the escape, the boy makes up his mind he'll find out who did it. His chum and his dog Champ are in on the hunt and two heads and a keen nose are better than one. The boys remember something queer they noticed about a truck with a covered load that passed them on the road when they were going fishing. Clue follows clue, and when the Scottie gets himself all smeared with fresh paint, and Clarabelle spoils a picture, Djuna emerges as a regular Ellery Queen!