Ellery Queen - The Best of Suspense - HC w/DJ 1980
$ 8.45
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Ellery Queen - The Best of Suspense - HC w/DJ 1980. " Ellery Queen - The Best of Suspense " - Hardcover w/Dustjacket - Published in 1980 by Galahad Books - 640 pages - book is in very good condition; DJ is EXCELLENT. Although Dannay outlived his cousin by nine years, he retired Queen upon Lee's death. " Ellery Queen - The Best of Suspense " - Hardcover w/Dustjacket - Published in 1980 by Galahad Books - 640 pages - book is in very good condition; DJ is EXCELLENT. “Ellery Queen" was a pen name created and shared by two cousins, Frederic Dannay (1905-1982) and Manfred B. Lee (1905-1971), as well as the name of their most famous detective. Born in Brooklyn, they spent forty two years writing, editing, and anthologizing under the name, gaining a reputation as the foremost American authors of the Golden Age "fair play" mystery. Although eventually famous on television and radio, Queen's first appearance came in 1928 when the cousins won a mystery-writing contest with the book that would eventually be published as The Roman Hat Mystery. Their character was an amateur detective who used his spare time to assist his police inspector father in solving baffling crimes. Besides writing the Queen novels, Dannay and Lee cofounded Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, one of the most influential crime publications of all time. Although Dannay outlived his cousin by nine years, he retired Queen upon Lee's death. This Outstanding anthology has 63 mystery stories representing four decades of stories from man past mystery masters (see the back cover for many of the mystery masters whose works are represented in this book). There is a little edge wear on the book, itself, on the top and bottom of the spine, but this book is still in very nice condition. No collection of mystery anthologies is complete without this one. Check out the scan for the cover and so you can judge the condition for yourself (unlike many other booksellers, who post generic scans, the book in my scan is the one you will get). You can try to buy this book for less money from one of those eBay booksellers with hundreds, if not thousands of negatives (you know the ones I refer to) and be lucky if the book is delivered to you in the stated condition (if you even get it at all), or you can buy it from me and be assured of a prompt delivery and of receiving an item true to the condition indicated. You won't be disappointed. All previous buyers of my mystery anthologies have been completely satisfied. I have many others available; please check my listings. The book will be sent via Media mail in the USA to minimize shipping costs. I will combine shipping to reduce charges for multiple items. If you purchase more than one item, please request an invoice for the appropriate combined shipping discount. See my auctions and my eBay store for a wide variety of sports and non-sports collectibles. All items are packed with care to insure safe delivery. Please contact me if you have any questions. 6-26-25 -- 39.8
