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Q.B.I. Covers
added since April 2022:
69 better and 130 new covers.
The latter corresponding with
the red numbers in
this
list.
Latest additions made on
March 26. 2023:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Past additions to the site: April 2021 - April 2022: 284 better and 324 new covers April 2020 - April 2021: 132 better and 33 new covers ... |
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March 18. 2023 - April 18. 1999 |
Calamity Town
(1942),
introduces the New England
village of Wrightsville, where
many of Ellery Queen's
novel-length and short-story
adventures take place over the
next three decades. Wrightsville
was a place where people lived,
worked, and died in an
atmosphere of decency and
independence. A typical American
town, nestled in the great
American heartland, up to its
collective neck in good old
American corn. ... Read more on the town, its inhabitants, and the stories in which it was featured here ... ![]() |
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February 8. 2023 |
For our regular visitors, Rémi
Schulz is no stranger. He has
shared several very interesting
articles on this website. Rémi
describes himself as a lover of
oddities, especially when it
comes to numbers, golden ratio
or quaternity. Webster's defines the word quaternity as follows: 1. The number four. 2. The union of four in one, as of four persons; - analogous to the theological term trinity. We are therefore pleased to recommend a newly published article "ellerYqueen, or why not a yod will be left away" published on Rémi's own blog ... In his new article which Rémi sets out to demonstrate that Dannay's influence ensures that Ellery Queen mysteries are a lot more than everyday whodunits. Rémi articles on this site can be found in this section on pages 3, 5 and 6 (no hidden message in these numbers) ... |
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January 22. 2023 |
This website is sometimes
described as a true labyrinth.
Despite our efforts to keep all
subjects neatly in their
categories, there are certainly
also some hidden parts that can
be discovered and appreciated. If you go to the main page and click on the pen, you will enter the section where English-language articles are collected about Ellery Queen himself, his works, other publications, and more. All categories are named after Ellery Queen book titles or typical items from the books. This category is called "The Player on the Other Side" and contains 11 pages, not intended for the casual reader, but definitely worth it for those who want to delve deeper into the subject. While you're on the main page, you might try clicking on some other items as well. ;-) While we're at it that main page can also be reached by clicking on the letters EQ in the banner at the top of every page.... |
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December 23. 2022 |
Many people have asked us why we
are not on social media. We
honestly didn't see a reason for
it. After all, this page you're
reading now always provides our
visitors with information about
the latest updates on the site,
right? Having said that, I have
to admit that we are constantly
adding little things here and
there - info, photos, covers,
you name it.![]() So, we created a new profile on Twitter and Facebook. Through these posts or tweets, you will also find all the updates. We will also live through the annual calendar with the big and small Queen events... always evolving! ![]() |
December 9. 2022 |
Lupin III (Japanese:
ルパン三世, Hepburn: Rupan Sansei),
also written as Lupin the
Third, Lupin the 3rd, or Lupin
the IIIrd, is a Japanese
manga series. It follows the
endeavors of master thief Arsène
Lupin III, the grandson of
Arsène Lupin, the gentleman
thief of Maurice Leblanc's
series of novels. In Part 6 Episode 3 titled, “Adventure Along the (Bogus) Transcontinental Railroad,” (Nov. 2021) brought in Inspector Queen from the Ellery Queen series. He even has 'nephews' along in the form of aspiring detective lads named after the real-world cousins who originally created the character. Lupin and his gang head towards Lord Marquess’ estate to steal a historically significant ticket. The Inspector chaperons his nephews, Manfred and Frederic. The two are cousins but have the same interests of being detectives and being attracted to young women. Manfred and Frederic are roaming around the streets of ... (click here to continue reading ...) |
![]() Above: (L to R) Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee meet their uncle Inspector Queen. |
TIP:
Interested readers should know that the
icons/covers of books, used throughout
the website have extra descriptions/information
not included in the text on the same page.
Pointing your cursor at the icon/cover used to
reveal this extra information. To achieve the
same effect
Firefox users can install
an add-on called 'Popup
ALT Attribute'. When installed pointing your cursor at an icon/cover results in showing you the details or additional information. |
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November 12. 2022
Read more on authors Ellery Queen influenced here... |
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October 22. 2022 |
Out now! A collection more than half a century in
the making! In addition to the ten Puzzle Club stories are four that introduce the
Griffen family and E.Q. Griffen, who solves problems as confusing as
those presented to his namesake. These stories were written by West 87th
Street Irregular Josh Pachter and
introduced by Frederic Dannay, one of the two cousins who made up the EQ
partnership. Available in paperback, e-formats, and in a beautiful hardcover edition signed by Richard Dannay, Rand B. Lee, and Josh himself. With introductions by Martin Edwards, Joseph Goodrich, Dale C. Andrews, Kurt Sercu, Janet Hutchings, Jon L. Breen, Mike Nevins, Arthur Vidro, Jeffrey Marks and Richard Dannay. More on Josh's Puzzle Club stories can be read in our pastiche section here... |
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September 25. 2022 |
Production men would have been the term at the time.
It is true that there were almost no women in production. As previously announced, these were also given their own page in which profiles will also be added.
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September 7. 2022 |
The biographies on this site offer a nice glimpse into
some lives in the 20th century. It is true that these are more or less
public figures, but nevertheless several important evolutions in the
American media, politics and everyday life are documented from the
viewpoint of the people who lived in that era.
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A challenge to the reader: if you think you
could add additional information (even
corrections) please do so...
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August 12. 2022 |
We're very proud and honored to announce a new (ninth!) member to the
West 87th Street Irregulars!
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July 8. 2022 |
In Memoriam: Douglas Dannay, 07/3/1933 – 06/17/2022 "On June 17, 2022, Douglas Dannay died in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Born July 3, 1933, Doug was the eldest son of
Frederic Dannay, who, together with his cousin Manfred B. Lee, wrote the
Ellery Queen novels and stories and
founded EQMM. I did not know Doug at all well, as he lived, until his
retirement, in Merrick, Long Island, not in New York City where the
magazine was based, and he was often unable to attend EQMM events.
However, the limited contact I had with Doug left me with two strong
impressions: that he was very intelligent and that he was extremely
modest. ... " |
![]() Above: Douglas Dannay (L) and Ted Hertel (R) signing copies of Ellery Queen's "The Tragedy of Errors" Below: The signed EQ book has a prominent place in my book case. After all those years it still holds a "permanent" bookmarker to find the page. ![]() |
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June 26. 2022 |
Throughout the years fans of the Ellery Queen novels and
short stories have had a recurring mystery to ponder: What, exactly, did
Ellery Queen look like? Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee
provided only the skimpiest of clues. In the early novels we knew that
Ellery wore pince nez glasses, and he has always been described as tall and
slender with silver grey eyes. But that was about it. For many fans of the
1975 NBC series Ellery may always be Jim Hutton, but way back, at the very
beginning, there was a time when Ellery Queen -- the
author(s) -- were also imagined as Ellery Queen, the
detective.
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May 6. 2022 |
A house party turns a millionaire’s hacienda hideaway into a crime scene in
this classic whodunnit from an Edgar Award–winning Grand Master.
The Godfrey family is vacationing among the picturesque rocky cliffs of the
North Atlantic seaboard, expecting peace, quiet, and, perhaps, a bit of golf
or tennis. But one dusky evening in an isolated spot on the grounds of
Spanish Cape, Rosa and her uncle David get into an argument about her
secretive romance with one of their guests, the roguish John Marco, a
handsome cad with a yellow roadster and no visible source of income. That’s
when a towering one-eyed man with a .38 revolver emerges from the twilight. Read more on the book here... |
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![]() Margaret was relatively open about her lesbian sexuality within the Hollywood community. Although she was romantically linked to several male stars her close companion was actress Mary McCarty. Actresses who had romantic involvements with both men and women were advised to continue to pursue relationships with men due to the old adage "You just haven't met the right man." This was a common angle in therapy back in the 1940s and 50s' (also used with gay male actors). Essentially the theory was that a lesbian could purge herself of same-sex desire by having sex with men (and vice versa for gay males). Needless to say, it did not go well for most. Margaret Lindsay thought it quackery and lived her live accordingly. It's even suggested that, despite her exceptional beauty, Margaret Lindsay could not get parts in big-time movies because she refused "to play the game". If ever an actress' career deserved its own website...this is the one! |
To read all about Margaret Lindsay click here ... |
![]() Marion never had children of her own but ended up raising three kids. |
To read all about Marion Shockley click here ... |
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