The New Adventures of Ellery Queen

Trick IThe first thing to vanish is a worthless doorstop. Then, in the twinkling of an eye, goes its rich and elderly owner. And, for the grand finale, both reappeareach as dead as the other. Trick IIFrom the House of Darkness issues more bafflement. In total darkness and from a distance of twelve feet, four bullets are pumped within an inch of each other into a spectators backa feat utterly impossible to perform yet brazenly and undeniably done. Trick IIIThe pice de rsistance. This time its an entire house, a real house, a solid house, which Ellery Queen had been in only the day before vanished from the face of the earth. And in its place emerges one of the most incredible conundrums ever to face the master crime solver. EncoresThe New Adventures of Ellery Queen is a classic collection of eight short mysteries and a remarkable short novel. First published in 1940, it has sold more than one million copies and continues to be as good as they come (New York Times). Stories include The Lamp of God, The Treasure Hunt, The Hollow Dragon, The House of Darkness, The Bleeding Portrait, Man Bites Dog, Long Shot, Mind over Matter, and The Trojan Horse.