The King Is Dead [Paperback]

Ellery Queen (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: Perennial (February 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060976055
• ISBN-13: 978-0060976057
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,490,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Locked Room Mystery, September 21, 2005

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This review is from: The King Is Dead (Paperback)

King Bendigo was the head of a powerful family-run company, with his own island kingdom. Ellery and his father are hired to keep him from being killed after a series of anonymous notes announces his impending murder.

The good:

The mystery. It's a logic puzzle of a mystery, the kind Ellery Queen is rightly famous for.

The take-over-the-world conspiracy is a fun bonus.

The bad:

The murder, the solution, and the conspiracy are all over-the-top, but that's part of the series charm.

The verdict:

Don't expect in-depth characterization, and don't be surprised that it's dated (it's copyright 1952, after all). Just relax and enjoy a little mental puzzle.