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Q.B.I.: Covers
added since April 2017:
9 better and 63 new covers. The latter corresponding with
the red numerals in the
list.
Latest additions since June 21.:         April 2016 - April 2017: 131 better and 436 new covers April 2015 - April 2016: 10 better and 185 new covers April 2014 - April 2015: 18 better and 103 new covers |
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June 21. 2017 - April 18. 1999 JABberwocky
Literary Agency, Inc has for some years now the
privilege of representing the complete works of
Ellery Queen. As of this year
they also publish nine eBook editions of the
Ellery Queen novels (see covers).
These downloads
are available through the usual channels listed
on their own page
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June 17. 2017 We are proud to announce the next inductee into the West 87th Street Irregulars -- noted author of many mystery stories, including Ellery Queen pastiches and all-around Ellery Queen scholar Josh Pachter The West 87th Street Irregulars in the Ellery Queen canon originated with Richard Queen's starring role in Inspector Queen’s Own Case. There Ellery’s august father recruits a band of experts to help him unravel the mystery at hand. On this website the 87th Street Irregulars are a band of established EQ experts and fans who collectively have committed themselves to the preservation and revival of Ellery Queen. As such, each inductee has an established interest in the works of Ellery Queen and a recognized contribution to the Queen canon. Collectively the Irregulars share the goal of making Ellery Queen once again a vibrant and recognized name in detective  fiction,
especially in the United States. Josh has clearly demonstrated all of the requisites for admission, as is evident from the introduction and indeed his own article provided here. So without further ado, herewith is more about Josh, together with an article he has included for publication on this website. (click on the picture for more...) |
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We just found out that on May
13. Charlotte Pehrson aka Charlotte Keane passed
away in New York. She was 97. Charlotte played Nikki Porter in the 7th radio season of Ellery Queen (1946-1947). A role she reprised both, in '48, when Ford Theatre re-ran a first season (one hour long) episode "Bad Boy", and again in the 1954-56 television series. ... (click on picture for more). |
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May 27. 2017 Again another addition to the biographies in the Ellery Queen section of the 'List of Suspects', this time of the actor Eddie Quillan. I've developed a special fondness for vaudevillians. This wonderful, yet harsh profession provided entertainment for the masses around the turn of the Twentieth Century. With its wide scope vaudeville is difficult to categorize, although it's imprints have survived into 21st century entertainment -- one need look no further than circus acts, musical theatre, and stand-up comedy. In the hey-day of vaudeville performers had to rely largely on their own skills to hone their craft and earn a living. Many didn't do so well, particularly as tastes changed and entertainment options expanded with new technologies. But those who did often managed to survive in other forms of entertainment (radio, movies, and television). Ellery Queen fans have vaudeville to thank for a few of the distinguished character actors who went on to appear in various EQ opuses, such as Charley Grapewin, James Burke and Florenz Ames. No coincidence that all of those actors were born late in the 19th Century and learned their craft during the golden age of vaudeville. As was also the case with Ted De Corsia, Eddie Quillan wasn't. He was born in 1907, and honed his trade in performances in as early as 1914, when vaudeville was closer to its demise. Just before the actual decline of vaudeville Quillan was able to make the jump to silent movies, and from there to the "talkies." |
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| Unfortunately this talented performer was woefully miscast as Ellery Queen in 'The Mandarin Mystery' (1937). One can hardly blame Quillan alone for this, however, since it was Republic that opted to play our favorite detective "for laughs." ... (click on picture for more) |
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TIP: Interested readers should know most of the pictures used on the website have long descriptions with background information sometimes not included in the text on the same page. Microsoft's Internet Explorer used to have this feature activated as a standard. Firefox users wanting this can install an add-on called 'Popup ALT Attribute'. Makes a big difference, believe us. |
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May 21. 2017 After my visit last September to EQMM 75th Anniversary Symposium I did provide a report on the event. But I also made two (unfulfilled) promises: An expansion of the EQMM page in the Whodunit section of this site. But also a new page explaining navigation in throughout site, including ways to access the hidden information embedded throughout Ellery Queen -- A Website on Deduction (This is, after all a site based on mysteries!) I'm repeating this promise as a note to myself. Keep watching this space. Meanwhile we did add a new biography to the Ellery Queen section of the 'List of Suspects': |
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Adding the biography for
Howard Culver was special because we had the
help of
his daughters, Katherine and Patricia Culver... In
April-May 1948 Howard became the last actor to
play Ellery Queen in the US
radio series. Jokingly he later his told his
daughters he 'killed" Ellery Queen.
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May 1. 2017 It's not often we can report finding interesting new articles on Ellery Queen books online. However this time we did found such an article. On his blog Noach's Archives, Noah Stewart provides us with "Not The Top Ten: Ellery Queen". Be warned though it does contain a few spoilers. A slightly older post but equally interesting is Robert Latona's The Case of the Two-Headed Author. As good an introduction as you can get... |
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April 23. 2017 We celebrate our 18th Birthday here at 'Ellery Queen a website on deduction' by adding a biography one the first film actors to portray Ellery Queen. In The Spanish Cape Mystery, a low-budget 1935 mystery Donald Cook plays Ellery Queen in a low-key, poker-  faced fashion, which may not be terribly exciting but is actually
closer to the original concept than most of the movie Queens.
Cook's flirtatious Ellery is unrelated to any Ellery Queen novel.Donald's biography has now been added to the site. Again with some surprises. Cook appears to have been married twice and had a daughter from his first short marriage. ... Read more about this actor by clicking on his picture... |
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March 19. 2017 The figure 'Nikki' appears several times in some or other form. Throughout the years the female co-star in the books had, more or less, Nikki qualities... As any Queen-addict will tell you this wasn't by far Ellery's only real love interest. Under pressure of the buying public Ellery had to get more and more romantically involved. This seemed especially important since they wanted to make it in Tinseltown. |
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| In 1945 Lee and Boucher thought Barbara Terrell was excellent as a girl who could do anything a radio script demanded. They even included more Nikki-Ellery interaction. ... (click on picture for more) |
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A challenge to the reader: if you think you could add additional information (even corrections) please do so... You can reach us by  clicking on "Uncle Sam".
We've always appreciate
corrections and additional information, however
small the detail may be. |
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March 11. 2017 Korean editions have been added to the in-depth pages. Special mention for a terrific series of re-editions by 검은숲 (Black Forest Publishing).     Their re-editions are made with a high sense of care and detail. Each (bi-lingual)title on the cover has some extra artwork included, which provides additional appeal to collectors. Fans of the Wrightsville Murders will have no trouble choosing the right titles either(see covers below)...         In other news: Jeffrey Marks found a likely suspect for yet another sub ghostwriter: Harold Montanye. Click here for more |
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February 12. 2017 It was in the radio plays Nikki Porter got the full attention she so rightly deserved. Seen from a radio making viewpoint a female lead-actress seems practical (due to the 'color' of a female voice) and, to me, this must have been equally as important as the romantic possibilities it offered. Nikki appeared in films, short stories, and novels, but was created for radio. It's an 'amazing' fact that each time we meet Nikki she has a different physical appearance and a different personal history. There are numerous 'first' encounters between Nikki and Ellery. One of the main reasons, I feel, is the extra tension this adds to a 'blossoming' relationship between two protagonists. If we hold into account books, radio and movies Nikki first met EQ in four different ways! |
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| Charlotte Keane played Nikki Porter in the 7th radio season of Ellery Queen (1946-1947). A role she reprised both, in '48, when Ford Theatre re-ran a first season (one hour long) episode "Bad Boy", and again in the 1954-56 television series. ... (click on picture for more). |
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January 13. 2017 A New Year already with some twists... At EQMM Janet Hutchings announced: "We enter 2017 with a new format—six double issues per year—and this change presents both opportunities for innovation and challenges to retaining the character of a magazine that has been prized by its readers for so long. ..." With the start of a new year we also broke the barrier of 400 'new' covers added to the site since April 2016. 'New' not necessarily meaning covers of new Ellery Queen publications but certainly new to the, already large, collection on this site. Truly phenomenal how the stream of discoveries never seems to end. |
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December 23. 2016 The in-depth pages on many of the actors who played a part in Ellery Queen media are somewhat 'archeological' in nature. The information has been gathered over a long period of time through newspaper clippings, articles,... Cross reference with the few online sources reveals that at time some of the basic facts, dates just aren't correct. That is also the case for the next installment in this series ...  In
the 4th radio season (1943-1944) Sydney Smith
stepped in as Ellery Queen, a
role he continued to play until 1947. He already
had some success as Abie Levy in 'Abie's
Irish Rose' (1942) before assuming the role
of the famous detective.His place of birth is often mentioned as being in Quebec, Canada. The truth is that Sydney was born in Nebraska and as it turns out he had a very talented family! (Click on the picture for more) |
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