The Adventures of Ellery Queen

In these ripping short stories, the mystery genres greatest sleuth shows his chops. For Ellery Queen, there is no puzzle that reason cannot solve. In his time, he has faced down killers, thugs, and thieves, protected only by the might of his brainand the odd bit of timely intervention by his father, a burly New York police inspector. But when a university professor asks Queen to teach a class, the detective finds there are people whom reason cannot touch: college students. Queens adventure on campus is only the first of this incomparable collection of short mysteries. In these pages, he tangles with a violent book thief, an assassin who targets acrobats, and New Yorks only cleanly shaven bearded lady. Criminals everywhere fear him, whether they work in mansions or back alleys. No mystery is too difficult for the man with the golden brain. This story collection includes The African Traveler, The Mad Tea-Party, The Seven Black Cats, The Hanging Acrobat, The Two-Headed Dog, The One-Penny Black, The Bearded Lady, The Three Lame Men, The Invisible Lover, The Teakwood Case, and The Glass-Domed Clock.