The Madman Theory, Ellery Queen
The Madman Theory, Ellery Queen
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The Madman Theory

Author: Ellery Queen

Narrator: Mark Peckham

Unabridged: 5 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2015

Synopsis

An exciting mystery by the masterly Ellery QueenMadman or murderer? That was the question and it was Police Inspector Omar Collins who had come up with the answer. All he had to go on was: the victim—Earl Genneman, wealthy president of Genneman Labs; the scene—right in the middle of a busy state park; the murder weapon—a shotgun that was still missing; the witnesses—Myron Retwig, Red Kershaw, Bob Vega, and Buck James, all friends or employees of the deceased; the motive—unknown; the suspects—everyone!

About Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen is a pseudonym used by two American cousins from Brooklyn—Daniel Nathan, alias Frederic Dannay (1905–1982), and Manford (Emanuel) Lepofsky, alias Manfred Bennington Lee (1905–1971)—to write detective fiction. In a successful series of novels that covered forty-two years, Ellery Queen served as both the authors’ name and that of the detective-hero. The cousins also cofounded and directed Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, one of the most influential English crime-fiction magazines of the twentieth century. They were given the Grand Master Award for achievements in the field of the mystery story by the Mystery Writers of America in 1961.

About Mark Peckham

Mark Peckham is an actor and director based in Rhode Island. In addition to working with Trinity Rep, Virginia Stage Co., and many Boston-area theaters, he was the voice of Joseph Smith in the award-winning PBS documentary American Prophet with Gregory Peck.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John

Well, it was short. Five men go for a backpacking trek in General Grant National Park, California. A couple of days out, one of them has his head blown off by a double shotgun blast from the bushes. When the rest pluck up the courage to investigate, they find the shotgun has vanished -- presumably ca......more

Goodreads review by George K.

"Ο τρελός δολοφόνος", εκδόσεις ΒΙΠΕΡ. Συγγραφέας του βιβλίου δεν είναι άλλος από τον Τζακ Βανς, τον δημιουργό της υπέροχης τετραλογίας "Ιστορίες της Ετοιμοθάνατης Γης", καθώς επίσης και άλλων βιβλίων φαντασίας και επιστημονικής φαντασίας. Ο Τζακ Βανς έγραψε τρία αστυνομικά μυθιστορήματα με το ψευδώνυ......more

Goodreads review by Alonzo

This is one of the numerous “fake” Ellery Queen books released as paperback originals in the 60s. If you are expecting a fair play mystery with gorgeous writing, you will be disappointed. The only connection with the real Ellery Queen books is an extravagant and ultimately silly murder method. The s......more

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