Ellery Queen Books in Order

During a packed Broadway play, a shady lawyer is found stabbed in his seat, and the only obvious clue, his missing top hat, has vanished. Ellery Queen and his NYPD father trace that hat through a maze of suspects and timing.

A glamorous woman is found murdered in a department store, her face oddly dusted with expensive French powder. Ellery Queen follows tiny clues through sales floors, society gossip, and shaky alibis to learn who used a public space as cover.

A wealthy patient is killed inside a Manhattan hospital, with doctors and nurses nearby and no clear way for the murderer to strike unseen. When a simple shoe detail doesn’t add up, Ellery Queen rebuilds the timeline to expose the killer.

Victims are discovered posed on crude crosses, and taunting clues hint at a killer who wants to be chased. Ellery Queen and Inspector Queen race across a widening map of suspects, trying to predict the next strike before the pattern claims another life.

A rich art dealer dies, his will vanishes, and a bizarre clue points to the coffin itself. When the grave is opened, the body count climbs and the puzzle deepens. Ellery Queen has to untangle inheritance, deception, and a chilling switch.

A man is murdered in a way that seems impossible, leaving behind a clue centered on the letter X. Police turn to retired actor Drury Lane, who rebuilds the scene like a stage set and exposes how the killer made the trick work.

A baffling death marked by the letter Y draws Drury Lane into a case of misdirection, hidden connections, and suspects who all seem to be acting. With the police stuck, Lane strips away the performance to find the simple truth underneath.

Drury Lane takes on his final, most tightly wound impossible-crime puzzle, where every witness account seems to contradict the physical facts. It’s a capstone mystery full of staged appearances, hidden motives, and a last-act explanation.

A murder at a busy rodeo seems to happen in plain sight, yet the gun and the shooter don’t fit the facts. Ellery Queen digs into performers, promoters, and rivalries, hunting for the trick that made the killing look impossible.

A remote mountain lodge is cut off by a raging wildfire, trapping guests and staff together. When someone is murdered inside the sealed-in resort, Ellery Queen must solve the case before panic, smoke, and shifting loyalties turn deadly.

A murder wrapped in the letter Z leads Drury Lane through a maze of motive and method where the evidence refuses to behave. By replaying each step of the crime, he identifies the one moment when the killer had to break the rules.

A man is murdered behind locked doors, and then the body itself disappears, leaving the investigators with a roomful of suspects and a handful of baffling clues. Ellery Queen has to explain both the killing and the vanishing act.

A newly married couple returns to a gloomy family mansion where wealth, fear, and old grudges fill the halls. When death follows, Ellery Queen faces a gothic puzzle of inheritance, hidden truths, and a legend called the Lamp of God.

A killing at a wealthy estate leaves behind a trail of flirtations, cover stories, and a mysterious Spanish cape that keeps turning up at the worst moments. Ellery Queen works through a crowded cast to find the one lie that matters.

A man with a double life is found murdered, and the people who knew him can’t agree on who he really was. Ellery Queen peels back false identities and tangled relationships, using small physical details to expose a carefully staged story.

A celebrated novelist is murdered, yet the evidence points in contradictory directions, as if the crime happened in two places at once. Ellery Queen follows a trail of motive and misdirection until the “door between” becomes the key to the trick.

A Hollywood power figure is killed in a way that looks theatrical, right down to the weapon and the bizarre residue it leaves behind. Ellery Queen navigates studio politics and personal grudges to show how the murder was engineered to mislead.

Two Hollywood legends die in a case laced with glamour, jealousy, and a set of playing-card clues. Ellery Queen traces the victims’ shared past and the small betrayals around them, trying to learn who dealt the fatal hand and why.

Ellery Queen is pulled into a case involving hidden motives and a fortune that draws the wrong kind of attention. As deaths and deceptions pile up, he has to sort real identities from invented ones and find the meaning of the “dragon’s teeth” clue.

A collection of Ellery Queen mysteries and detective puzzles, offering brisk cases that invite you to follow the clues and try to solve them. It’s a good pick for readers who want classic fair-play logic in short, easy-to-dip-in formats.

A set of Ellery Queen stories and cases that showcase the classic clue-and-solution style. Each entry delivers a compact mystery, a clear trail of evidence, and the satisfying snap of a solution that’s been there all along.

Djuna and his dog Champ stumble into a puzzling case where a clue nicknamed the Black Dog keeps turning up. Following hints across the city, Djuna has to spot what adults ignore and catch the culprit before the trail goes cold.

A murder in a luxurious penthouse puts Ellery Queen among wealthy suspects who all have reasons to lie. With the police watching every move, he has to explain how the killer struck and why a seemingly minor detail was worth killing for.

Ellery Queen comes to the small town of Wrightsville for a society wedding that collapses into scandal and a suspicious death. As neighbors take sides and the case turns into a public spectacle, he digs into family secrets and quiet resentments.

A death that looks airtight leaves Ellery Queen facing an alibi nobody can crack and evidence that seems to point everywhere at once. By rebuilding the crime step by step, he finds the one small mistake that turns “perfect” into solved.

In Wrightsville, a wealthy matriarch presides over a family as tangled as her fortune. When murders begin to echo a nursery rhyme pattern, Ellery Queen has to spot the hidden logic quickly, before the killer finishes the verse.

A small mystery grows into a bigger one when Djuna and Champ chase a clue tied to the Green Turtle. With false stories piling up and a missing piece of evidence in play, Djuna races to identify the real thief and the real reason.

A respected Wrightsville family is shaken when an old murder begins to echo into the present. Ellery Queen follows the trail through reputations, buried guilt, and wartime scars, looking for the “fox” hiding behind a believable mask.

Djuna and Champ investigate a baffling problem linked to the Red Chipmunk, a nickname that hides more than it explains. As suspects change their stories, Djuna follows the simplest clues to uncover who is tricking everyone, and how.

A young man’s blackouts and half-remembered fears turn terrifying when a murder enters the picture. With only days to connect scattered memories and unsettling clues, Ellery Queen races to identify the one person who understands what really happened.

A clever scheme leaves everyone looking in the wrong direction, until Djuna and Champ notice the detail connected to the Brown Fox. The young sleuth pieces together the real timeline and tracks down the person counting on adults to miss it.

Djuna and Champ take on a new case when something valuable goes missing and the only lead is a shadowy name, the Golden Eagle. Street-smart observation and careful logic help Djuna untangle suspects and protect an innocent person.

New York is gripped by a strangler who seems to pick victims at random, turning the city jumpy and cruel. Ellery Queen and Inspector Queen search for patterns in the chaos, hunting the tiny clue that turns fear into a solvable case.

Back in Wrightsville, a string of killings takes on a ritual, storybook feel, as if someone is following a deadly script. Ellery Queen has to cut through superstition and community secrets to find the ordinary motive behind the pattern.

A mystery involving the White Elephant sends Djuna and Champ into a trail of clues, rumors, and mistaken assumptions. Djuna keeps his head, follows the evidence, and proves that the biggest “obvious” answer is often the wrong one.

A comfortable life is disrupted by anonymous “gifts” that feel more like threats, and the campaign escalates into murder. Ellery Queen tracks down who is orchestrating the cruelty, and why the victim’s past is the real target.

An anthology arranged like a calendar, with crime and mystery stories meant to be read in bite-sized pieces. It’s built for browsing, offering a steady stream of plots, puzzles, and surprises across different settings and tones.

A prominent man begins receiving warnings that he’s marked for death, and the threats grow more specific by the day. Ellery Queen investigates a circle of partners, rivals, and family members, trying to learn who is planning the final move.

When a case tied to the Yellow Cat turns strange, Djuna and Champ have to separate rumor from fact. With quick thinking and a sharp eye for small tells, Djuna figures out who is staging the confusion and why.

A trail of taunting letters and staged clues drags Ellery Queen into a case where the truth keeps changing shape. As suspects shift their stories and motives multiply, he has to decide which “scarlet letter” belongs to the killer.

Djuna and Champ chase a case where the obvious clue is also the biggest distraction, a true blue herring. By paying attention to what doesn’t fit, Djuna uncovers the real plot and the person hoping nobody looks past the bait.

In a small town rattled by a killing, suspicion spreads faster than evidence and an outsider becomes an easy answer. Ellery Queen investigates the crime while watching a community’s fear harden into certainty, and the real culprit slip behind it.

Gulliver Queen thinks a showy magician is just entertainment, until the tricks start covering up a real crime. As the story turns serious, Gulliver follows simple clues, asks the right questions, and uncovers what the “magic” is hiding.

Ellery Queen’s nephew Gulliver finds himself in the middle of a mystery when someone disappears and the adults don’t see the danger yet. With only a few clues and a lot of bluffing around him, Gulliver has to solve the case before it’s too late.

With Ellery offstage, Inspector Richard Queen leads the investigation when a puzzling crime lands in his lap. Relying on experience and stubborn police work, he has to sort staged evidence from the real motive before the case closes on the wrong person.

A long-buried incident from a country-house gathering resurfaces decades later, when a death forces old secrets into the open. Ellery Queen rewinds events to a single night, searching for the missing “finishing stroke” that makes the whole pattern fit.

A rotating anthology of crime and mystery stories chosen under the Ellery Queen name. Expect a variety of styles, from classic whodunits to twisty suspense, with each story designed to deliver a clean hook and a satisfying payoff.

A full sampler of Ellery Queen crime writing, mixing classic mysteries with shorter, puzzle-driven pieces. It’s built for readers who like clever setups, clean solutions, and that satisfying moment when a small clue suddenly changes everything.

A lawyer’s will leaves everything to a convicted killer on death row, and the fallout turns into a frantic manhunt. As the prisoner’s lovers and enemies close in, the chase becomes a lethal puzzle of loyalty, greed, and survival.

A late-night disc jockey is murdered and a missing record seems tied to the motive. The suspects range from performers to powerful executives, each with something to gain. The investigation has to separate show-business image from deadly reality.

A late-night friendly anthology of mystery and suspense, designed for one-more-story reading. It gathers compact, twist-driven tales chosen under the Ellery Queen banner, with enough variety to keep the surprises coming.

A doctor’s risky affair and a suspicious death pull him into a web of blackmail and organized crime. When a corpse turns up in his locked apartment, every choice looks guilty. To clear himself, he has to follow orders, and outthink them.

A killing that looks like an old score settled forces the investigation to dig into buried history and carefully hidden identities. As witnesses remember different versions of the same events, the truth hinges on what the victim did long before the body fell.

A case built like a game pulls Ellery Queen into a world of manipulation, where someone unseen keeps steering people toward disaster. As motives overlap and loyalties shift, he has to identify the “player” controlling the board and why.

Jim thinks he’s found the perfect woman, until her double life and her demands pull him toward disaster. When a simple romance turns into a dangerous trap, he’s forced to choose between walking away or fighting back, with murder as the price either way.

Ellery Queen stumbles upon an isolated community that seems cut off from the modern world, and then death strikes inside its boundaries. With few outsiders and many secrets, he has to untangle faith, power, and fear to identify the killer.

On a college campus, one woman’s complicated social life and a string of men named John collide with blackmail and murder. As the story grows stranger, the case becomes a test of who is lying, and which “John” matters most.

A travel writer in Mexico gets pulled into a crisis when a young woman disappears and bodies begin to turn up around the search. With kidnappers, lies, and rival agendas everywhere, the “last score” becomes a grim race against time.

A murder in a confined setting turns every conversation into a potential lie, and every exit into a possible escape route. The investigation tightens like a noose as motives surface, and the room that held the secret becomes the key to the solution.

A seemingly harmless newcomer arrives and quietly upends a fragile set of relationships. When a death follows, the investigation has to decide whether the stranger is victim, witness, or the person who planned the whole collapse from the start.

A dark, varied collection of crime and mystery pieces published under the Ellery Queen name. Expect clever plots, sharp twists, and stories chosen for readers who like suspense that stays focused on motive, method, and the final reveal.

A collection of mystery stories and cases published under the Ellery Queen name, focused on investigations that hinge on small, telling facts. Expect concise plotting, fair clues, and solutions that reward careful attention.

A mystery tied to an ordinary object, a copper frame, turns deadly when someone will kill to keep what it contains hidden. As suspects scramble to control the evidence, the case becomes a hunt for the truth behind a carefully protected secret.

A love triangle turns lethal, and the geometry of motive becomes the puzzle. Ellery Queen traces how jealousy and self-justification can make a crime look inevitable, until the “fourth side” appears and changes everything.

On vacation, a New York police sergeant tries to relax on a Caribbean island, and immediately stumbles into a deadly trap. As locals and visitors close ranks, he has to stay alive long enough to figure out who is hunting him, and why.

A puzzling case marked by the Purple Bird pulls Djuna and Champ into a hunt for the truth behind a clever deception. As suspects try to steer him wrong, Djuna relies on observation and logic to land on the one explanation that holds.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson confront the Whitechapel murders as Jack the Ripper haunts London. Blending famous characters with grim stakes, this Victorian thriller follows Holmes through clues, suspects, and danger toward an answer nobody wants to face.

Captain Tim Corrigan is handed a case that looks straightforward, until every new fact bends it out of shape. With witnesses backtracking and suspects slipping away, Corrigan has to find the one solid clue that cuts through the noise.

A man thinks he has a clean break and a bag of cash, until a sudden accident and a misunderstanding turn him into a fugitive. Hunted by police and criminals alike, he has to find the truth fast, before his luck runs out for good.

A woman is hired to play the role of a perfect girlfriend, and the fake romance turns real enough to get dangerous. When kidnapping and murder enter the picture, she has to keep acting, while figuring out who is using her as bait.

A brutal shooting in a state park leaves a dead man, a missing weapon, and a list of suspects with reasons to snap. Investigator Omar Collins works through family secrets, jealousies, and local grudges to learn whose “madman theory” is true.

A wealthy young woman vanishes in Manhattan, and the search quickly hints at something darker than a simple runaway. Captain Tim Corrigan follows the trail from high-society doors to grim corners of the city, trying to find Bianca before it ends in murder.

A crushed body and a pocketful of passports point Captain Tim Corrigan toward a case where identity is a weapon. As money, desire, and espionage overlap, he has to figure out who the victim really was, and who wanted him erased.

Captain Tim Corrigan is assigned to protect a priceless ruby, and immediately finds himself surrounded by people willing to kill for it. With foreign interests, shady intermediaries, and double-crosses closing in, Corrigan fights to keep the gem, and stay alive.

An Ellery Queen-branded anthology that spotlights standout mystery writers and their best short work. It’s a sampler of different voices and subgenres, united by clever plotting, strong clues, and endings that land.

A tense crime story built around confrontation and identity, where one meeting can change everything. As the investigation tightens and alibis collapse, the characters are forced to face the truth directly, and someone will kill to avoid that moment.

Two violent men are freed by a legal technicality, and Captain Tim Corrigan is ordered to keep them alive despite public fury. When someone targets them for revenge, protection becomes a deadly guessing game, and Corrigan becomes a target too.

A collection of short mystery stories presented as a parade of cases, each with its own hook and twist. Chosen under the Ellery Queen name, it’s designed for readers who like variety and clean, clue-based solutions.

A feared assassin threatens to defect from the KGB, and an American agent is sent to Tokyo to keep him alive long enough to talk. It’s a spy-leaning thriller where every contact could be a setup, and trust is the rarest currency.

A collection of short Ellery Queen mysteries designed as brain-teasers. Each case lays out the clues plainly, invites you to solve it, and then walks through the logic step by step. Perfect for quick reads and armchair detection.

A man is found dead, and the suspects include an angry husband, a lover with something to lose, and people circling an inheritance. As motives collide and a kidnapping complicates the trail, the investigation has to figure out who was cooking up the lie.

A young woman’s death sets off an investigation steeped in secrets, quiet obsessions, and people who know more than they admit. With Inspector Queen taking the lead, the case leans on patient police work, and the slow unmasking of motive.

A man becomes the center of an international chase, hunted by authorities and criminals for reasons he may not fully understand. As allies prove unreliable and enemies multiply, survival depends on uncovering the real secret that made him “most wanted.”

A patrolman makes one bad decision during a payroll robbery, and the consequences turn deadly. When criminals take his daughter hostage, he’s forced into a desperate race between duty and family, with a murderer ready to silence everyone involved.

A set of very short mysteries that play like quick puzzles, tight setups, a few key clues, and a fast solution. Ideal for readers who want the Ellery Queen style in bite-sized form, with plenty of chances to guess first.

A chance encounter turns into a dangerous relationship, and love becomes the easiest way to get close enough to murder. With betrayal on both sides, the story builds toward the moment when one kiss marks the target, and the next move is deadly.

A college co-ed disappears in the middle of student unrest, and the political stakes are as hot as the emotions on campus. Governor’s troubleshooter Mike McCall digs into secrets, rivalries, and fear, trying to find the missing student before the case explodes.

A Manhattan blackout traps residents in a high-rise while a killer moves through the stairwells. Captain Tim Corrigan has to hunt in the dark, protect the trapped witnesses, and identify the murderer before the lights come back, or before someone else dies.

A themed collection of crime and mystery stories where wrongdoing meets consequences. Curated under the Ellery Queen banner, it offers a mix of classic and modern voices, twist endings, and cases that hinge on motive as much as method.

A militant group’s leader vanishes and a prominent official is shot, pushing a city toward open conflict. Sent in to contain the disaster, Mike McCall follows the trail through activists, authorities, and agitators, racing to stop a murder from becoming a war.

A murder case turns into a deeper look at one man’s relationships and the women around him, past and present. Ellery Queen follows the trail through love, resentment, and betrayal, trying to learn who decided the “last woman” had to die.

As darkness settles over a city and its secrets, a crime unspools that no one wants connected to them. The investigation moves through fear, alibis, and hidden connections, until the night’s quiet becomes the cover for a final, violent act.

A medical examiner is found dead in the morgue, a crime scene where almost everyone has a reason to be calm and a reason to lie. Ellery Queen traces a chain of grudges and secrets toward a quiet, unsettling solution.

A curated selection of mystery stories picked as reliable “best bets” for fans of the genre. Expect clever plots, fair clues, and a range of writers, with each story chosen for a strong hook and a clean finish.

An anthology “grab bag” of mystery stories chosen under the Ellery Queen banner. It offers a mix of tones and settings, from classic clue puzzles to darker suspense, making it easy to dip in and sample.

A producer hunts for a missing filmmaking genius and finds a corpse instead, plus a trail that leads into the exploitation business. Mike McCall is sent to untangle the mess, where money, secrecy, and desperation make people dangerous fast.

A town is rattled by sudden deaths that feel like an epidemic, until a brutal stabbing makes murder impossible to ignore. With suspects ranging from spouses to doctors and friends, the investigation has to decide whether the killer is close, or everywhere.

A classic anthology of mystery fiction assembled under the Ellery Queen name. It’s a broad sampler, mixing different kinds of crimes and solutions, with an emphasis on stories that play fair and stick the landing.

A reader-friendly look at how criminals operate, told through short cases, scams, and cautionary puzzles. Instead of one long story, it breaks down classic tricks and shows the tells that help a sharp observer spot a con in time.