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The king is dead [Paperback]

Ellery Queen (Author)
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  • Paperback: 399 pages
  • Publisher: J. Curley (1982)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0893405248
  • ISBN-13: 978-0893405243
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,068,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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