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The American Gun Mystery (American Mystery Classics) by Ellery Queen
The American Gun Mystery (American Mystery Classics) by Ellery Queen
When a washed-up Hollywood cowboy-turned-circus rodeo performer is shot dead in the midst of his performance at a New York stadium in front of thousands of onlookers, it seems evident that someone would have seen the perpetrator of the crime, or at the very least, recovered the gun. But when the ensuing investigation fails to turn up any evidence, even after the newsreels made at the moment are reviewed, it becomes clear that there is a more cunning killer at work than was previously suspected and a more baffling puzzle to be solved.
Genius sleuth Ellery Queen is among the thousands who witness the crime, and he won't be satisfied until he discovers the truth of the execution. By the time he uncovers all the necessary clues and delivers his patented "Challenge to the Reader," Queen (and his most careful readers) will be able to expose both the killer and the hiding place of the weapon that fired the fatal bullet.
Reissued for the first time in over thirty years, The American Gun Mystery is among the most beloved of Ellery Queen's novels and exemplifies the "fair play" mysteries for which he is remembered.
Ellery Queen was a pen name created and shared by two cousins, Frederic Dannay (1905 - 1982) and Manfred B. Lee (1905 - 1972), as well as the name of their most famous detective. The duo spent forty-two years writing the greatest puzzle mysteries of their time.
AMERICAN MYSTERY CLASSICS, SOFTCOVER, 2021
THIS IS A BRAND-NEW BOOK.