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Title: The Tragedy of Errors, and Others

Author: Ellery Queen

Narrator: Traber Burns

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies

Publisher's Summary:

The Tragedy of Errors is the lengthy and detailed plot outline for the final but never published Ellery Queen novel, containing all the hallmarks of the greatest Queen mysteries - the dying message, the succession of false solutions before the astonishing truth is revealed, and scrupulous fair play to the listener. And the theme is one that Queen had been developing for many years: the manipulation of events in a world going mad by people who aspire to the power of gods.

The Tragedy of Errors also contains the six hitherto uncollected Ellery Queen short stories: "Terror Town", "Uncle from Australia", "The Three Students", "The Odd Man", "The Honest Swindler", "The Reindeer Clue", and "Wedding Anniversary".

Members Reviews:

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I liked this book very. I like all of his books. It was very interesting. I

have many of his books. This one was just a little different.

Five Stars

Love reading all of Ellery Queen books keeps you interested all the time.

A good read for fans

If you're already a fan of Ellery Queen, this is an excellent book to buy. It includes Dannay's outline for the final Ellery Queen novel, The Tragedy of Errors, several short stories, and a variety of essays on both authors and their work. The outline and letter from Dannay to Lee and the first essay especially provide a good picture of how the authors' collaboration worked, which make for fascinating reading if you're an admirer of the books.

That said, if you're not a devoted fan or just looking for a good mystery read, this is not the book you're looking for. While The Tragedy of Errors would obviously have been a great book if it had ever been turned into one, it remains an outline-- it's more interesting as a picture of how Danny and Lee worked than as a mystery in itself, since it hasn't been fleshed out into a book. The short stories are excellent, especially the previously unpublished Terror Town, but there are six. If you're newly interested in Ellery Queen, wait on this book until you've read more of his (their) work.

A fine potpourri of stories and essays for devotees.

This fine book from Crippen and Landru consists actually of 3 (maybe 4) parts. The first is the outline of an Ellery Queen novel which, with the death of Manfred B. Lee in 1971, never got written fully or finalized. For devotees such as this reviewer, it is great to see, even in such a limited way, one last, full length E.Q. plot. I was afraid to tackle it, but actually enjoyed it. In my opinion, the finished novel would have been better that the previous 3 (House of Brass, The Last Woman in His Life, and A Fine and Private Place). The second part consists of a slew of E.Q. short stories published in the last years and a non-E.Q. ss never before anthologized. These are fun but not top-notch, and one was written by Edward D. Hoch, who has never been known to write a bad detective story. The non-E.Q. story, which might be considered as a separate part, is different and hard to judge for me. The last part of the book, which was unexpected for me, is what really powers it, a series of short essays by friends, editors, other writers, and, very specially, several of the Lee and Dannay children. It has lots of valuable anecdotes, biography, history, criticism, and just plain love.