Blood Relations: The Selected Letters of Ellery Queen 1947-1950

2013 Malice Domestic Agatha Award Nominee What a treasure! . . . literally a blow-by-blow account of the creation of three of the strongest Queen novels. Francis M. Nevins two-time Edgar winnerA superlative book . . . jaw-dropping revelations. William Link creator of ColumboThe writing team of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee (better known by their joint byline of Ellery Queen) produced some of the most ambitious mystery novels of the mid-20th Century. Yet their relationship was acrimonious marred by pain financial and professional dependency and mistrust. Here culled from the Dannay archives by author and dramatist Joseph Goodrich is the selected correspondence of these two volatile men during a period of their most important creative achievements. With a Foreword by longtime television producer-writer William Link (Columbo Ellery Queen Murder She Wrote).