Q.E.D.

By Ellery Queen

Subjects: American Detective and mystery stories

Description: Ellery Queen, master of deduction, stars in a mystery event--a new volume of Ellery Queenanigans. *Q.E.D: Queen's Experiments in Detection* is a collection of chilling, witty tales in which Ellery challenges the reader clue by clue to exercise his deductive powers. In *Mum is the Word* (the Chrysanthemum Mystery) there is a "dying message" that is "the last word" in baffling clues. The solution is absolutely fair, but will you spot the subtle clue? Or the reader can match wits with Ellery in a modern classic, *Abraham Lincoln's Clue*, which Anthony Boucher calls one of his favorite Queen stories: "a tale of a looking-glass world in which people create the most improbably mystifications for the most unlikely reasons, yet always leaving some trail of mad logic for Ellery (and the reader) to follow." In *Half a Clue* the victim drops dead at the Queens' feet, and by the time the murdered man hits the floor Ellery has deduced his murderer's identity--a unique case of "instant detection"! *Q.E.D.* is an invitation to sixteen stimulating adventures in such categories as "Queen's Bureau of Investigation" (Spy, Kidnaping, Anonymous Letters, Crime Syndicate, and other departments), "Puzzle Club," "Historical Detective," and "Contemporary Problems" (juvenile delinquency, overcrowded classrooms, parking, housing, and the high cost of living). For challenge, whiplash detection, and pure all around enjoyment, Ellery Queen remains unmatched, which is why critics call him "the father of the modern American detective story." CONTENTS Mum Is the Word Object Lesson No Parking No Place to Live Miracles Do Happen The Lonely Bride Mystery at the Library of Congress Dead Ringer Half a Clue Eve of the Wedding Last Man to Die Payoff The Little Spy The President Regrets Abraham Lincoln's Clue