The Misadventures of Ellery Queen

For generations the name Ellery Queen has been synonymous with the finest in mystery fiction. When cousins Frederic Dannay (1905-1982) and Manfred Lee (1905-1971) created the iconic character and byline in 1929 they had no idea how influential he (and they) would become. Books movies television programs and radio shows have firmly rooted their characters in the public consciousness. To this day their work remains among the best examples of fair play mystery fiction. Their fans -- including such luminaries as Stephen King Agatha Christie and Anthony Boucher -- are legion.This volume assembles 16 stories by a wide variety of authors all written (sometimes tongue-in-cheek) as homages to and parodies and pastiches of the character -- and writing team -- known as Ellery Queen.Included are: INTRODUCTION: Elementary Questions by Josh Pachter and Dale C. Andrews INTRODUCTION: Sorely Missed Adventures by Richard Dannay INTRODUCTION: The Sincerest Form of Flattery by Rand Lee THE MYSTERY OF THE RED BALLOONS by Thomas Narcejac DYING MESSAGE by Leyne Requel THE GILBERT AND SULLIVAN CLUE by Jon L. Breen OPEN LETTER TO SURVIVORS by Francis M. Nevins THE REINDEER CLUE by Edward D. Hoch THE BOOK CASE by Dale C. Andrews and Kurt Sercu TEN MONTHS BLUNDER by J.N. Williamson THE ENGLISH VILLAGE MYSTERY by Arthur Porges ELROY QUINNS LAST CASE by Dennis M. Dubin THE NORWEGIAN APPLE MYSTERY by James Holding THE MAN WHO READ ELLERY QUEEN by William Brittain E.Q. GRIFFEN EARNS HIS NAME by Josh Pachter THE LAST CHECK by Patricia McGerr THE DEATH OF THE MALLORY QUEEN by Lawrence Block THE RANSOM OF EQMM #1 by Arthur Vidro THE TEN-CENT MURDER by Joseph Goodrich