LITERARY REPUTATION IS AS FRAGILE in crime fiction as anywhere else, but the precipitous decline of Ellery Queen may be unique, one of the most total, and in some ways inexplicable, cases of devalued ...

SOME curmudgeons complain that they miss good old-fashioned fiction -- orderly stories that begin at the beginning, proceed through the middle and end with all strands knotted in a tidy bow. The ...

First published in 1933, this so-so fair play whodunit from Queen, the pen name of Frederic Dannay (1905–1982) and Manfred Lee (1905–1971), offers a tantalizing setup. Manhattan amateur sleuth Ellery ...

Ellery Queen-- My son and I both have fond memories of the 1975-76 NBC series, "Ellery Queen." We loved watching the 22 episodes for several reasons, all of which can now be shared by any one who ...

Josh Pachter, who grew up on Long Island, entered the world of crime fiction at 16 when he sold his first story to Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. It was late 1968 and the teenager immediately joined ...

Ellery Queen was created in 1928 by cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee as part of a writing competition. He was a fictitious mystery writer living in New York City who helps his police ...