The Tragedy of X, Ellery Queen
The Tragedy of X, Ellery Queen
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The Tragedy of X

Author: Ellery Queen

Narrator: Mark Peckham

Unabridged: 11 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2014

Synopsis

In New York City in the early 1930s, a man is poisoned on a crowded streetcar during rush hour. Everyone sees Longstreet die—but no one sees the killer. Inspector Thumm's few clues all lead up a blind alley. He finally seeks the aid of Drury Lane—retired Shakespearean actor, master of disguise, and amateur sleuth. Seated amid the splendor of the vast medieval halls of his castle on the Hudson, Drury Lane hears the story from the inspector. He knows who the murderer is right away, but he refuses to reveal his identity until he has sufficient evidence for the police to arrest him.

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 shanghao on December 11, 2017

Well-formulated and neatly explained mystery, with too many side frills and nothing particularly exciting. Not that it’s boring, I suppose it’s quite elaborate for its time but overall there’s a straight template feel about the story and its characters. Drury Lane’s ‘handicap’ was there merely as a pa......more

Goodreads review by Anastasia on February 19, 2020

The Tragedy of X by Ellery Queen is the first book in the Drury Lane Mystery series. A man is poisoned on a crowded streetcar and police detective Thrumm and District Attorney Bruno request the help of retired deaf actor and sleuth Drury Lane. A complex mystery which was a bit drawn out in my opinio......more

Goodreads review by Linh on October 18, 2016

Truyện này phải đổi tên thành "ngài Drury Lane và tập đoàn fanboy" mới đúng. Trinh thám có đến ba người chết nhưng khi đọc lại có cảm giác thoải mái, rất dễ chịu, không biết có phải vì truyện thuộc thể loại cozy mystery không. Ngài Drury Lane, nhân vật chính của chúng ta, là một diễn viên kịch có tiế......more

Goodreads review by Justin Sấm on April 11, 2017

Tấn bi kịch đầu tiên và một cuốn trinh thám cổ điển nên đúng là nó hơi bị lang mang thật. Cốt truyện hay, nhưng cách dẵn dắt có phần hơi lề mề. Hung thủ khó đoán, lời giải cho những nút thắt cũng khá logic và hợp lý. Cuốn này đọc như kiểu tác giả muốn chơi trò "Ai thông minh hơn ông Lane?" vậy. =)) C......more

Goodreads review by Pam on February 23, 2021

AUTHOR Queen, Ellery TITLE The Tragedy of X DATE READ 02/16/21 RATING 4/B FIRST SENTENCE GENRE/ PUB DATE/FORMAT/LENGTH Crime Fiction/1932/Hoopla Audio/12 hr SERIES/STAND-ALONE #1 Drury Lane CHALLENGE Good Reads 2020 Reading Goal 21/120 GROUP READ Vintage Mystery TIME/PLACE 1930's NY CHARACTERS Drury Lane......more

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