The King is Dead (Thorndike Paperback) [Large Print] [Paperback]

Ellery Queen (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: G. K. Hall & Company (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0783892829
• ISBN-13: 978-0783892825
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,346,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 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.