1990-2005 astronomy mysteries draggerman

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Explorer of the Universe: A Biography of George Ellery Hale (History of Modern Physics and Astronomy)

1 review
Helen Wright

American Institute of Physics, 1994

"An eminent man of science"
The number of influential astronomers whose last names begin with "h" is truly amazing. Hipparchus, Halley, Herschel (the elder and junior), Humason, and Hubble. Not as well known, though no less important in his many contributions to the science, is the subject of Helen Wright's admirable biography, George Ellery Hale. Hale is perhaps justifiably he is remembered as the builder of giant ...

There was an old woman (A Signet book)
Ellery Queen

New American Library, 1972

The Player on Other Side
Ellery Queen

Ballantine Books, 1983

Toyota Landcruiser 1990-2005 Auto Repair Manual: Petrol/Gasoline 6 cyl & V8 (Max Ellery's Vehicle Repair ...

1 review
Max Ellery

Max Ellery Publications, 2003

A manual for Toyota Landcruiser repair.
If you want to do-it-yourself repair a Landcruiser you may need a book, and there aren't many choices available. Like any book that covers multiple models, it is nearly impossible in 544 pages to cover everything, and it can get confusing finding the information on any specific item or model. For example, I bought this book to find the location of EGR valve on a 99 L/C but this book didn't ...

The Greek Coffin Mystery

4 reviews
Ellery Queen

Amereon Ltd, 2001

Quite possibly one of the greatest mysteries ever written
Not even Agatha Christie in her prime could construct a detective story plot of this complexity, with so many delicious twists and turns. Ellery Queen investigates the murder of a man who was found mysteriously buried in another man's coffin. There are many suspects, and as the story progresses the plot just gets more and more complex (for most mysteries it's the reverse). What's notable ...

Dutch Shoe Mystery

1 review
Ellery Queen

Buccaneer Books, 2007

One of Queen's best
The early Queens -- all titled The Mystery are all excellent, with intricate puzzles and carefully deduced solutions. Most feature a "Challenge to the Reader". This is one of the very best (others being French Powder and Chinese Orange). Later Queens are less impressive for the most part.

Ellery Queen: 5 Complete Novels

3 reviews
Ellery Queen

Random House Value Publishing, 1988

About Crime!
"Ellery Queen" is a title that represents the 'Golden Age' detective stories & novels that we have missed by several generations. With almost all those adventures getting out-of-print, it appeared as if we would be losing that sleuth as well as those two authors permanently to the abyss of time. Then there was a welcome break in the form of a couple of Crippen and Landru Classics short story ...

Pass the Celery, Ellery!

1 review
Jeff Fisher

Harry N. Abrams, 2000

Good fun
My kids ( ages 3-5) enjoy this one. The colors are bright and the rhymes amuse them. The point is to rhyme foods with people's names. Some books would present this in the same manner on each page, but the writer sets each page out a little differently making it more fun for the kids, and less tedious for the parents.

The Tragedy of Errors and Others

3 reviews
Ellery Queen

Crippen & Landru Publishers, 1999

A must for all Queen fanatics!
There's been far too little written about Ellery Queen--truly the master of American detective fiction. This book from Crippen and Landru is a great step forward. In addition to the full outline of Dannay and Lee's final but never finished novel "The Tragedy of Errors," there's also a selection of EQ short stories and best yet, a collection of appreciations and essays by collaborators and ...

Ellery Queen Omnibus

2 reviews
Ellery Queen

International Polygonics, 1988

Best Impossible Crime Story ever
This omnibus includes most of the short early Ellery Queen stories. But the real reason to own it is the short (under 100 pages) novel, "The Lamp of God," which may be the best (and fairest) "impossible crime" story ever written. An entire house - one which may contain a hidden treasure - simply vanishes overnight - no house, no ruins, nothing. It's a fair puzzle, and the reader is given all the ...

The Hollywood Murders: Three Mysteries: The Devil to Pay, The Four of Hearts, The Origin of Evil

1 review
Ellery Queen

Thunder's Mouth Press, 2000

Hollywood from Ellery Queen's Perspective
The Devil to Pay (1937), The Four of Hearts (1938), and The Origin of Evil (1951) roughly fall in Ellery Queen's middle period and are unique in that the setting is Hollywood. Four Walls Eight Windows published these three mysteries in 2000 under the title The Hollywood Murders. Ellery's deductions are dazzling as usual, despite that Ellery himself sometimes seems out of place, even stranded, ...

Draggerman's Haul
Ellery Thompson

Flat Hammock Press, 2007

Ellery Thompson was born to the sea of generations of New England sailors and fishermen. He spent his adult life fishing the waters of southern New England. In 1947 he was profiled in the The New Yorker magazine in a series of articles by writer Joseph Mitchell. In 1950 he was compelled to write Draggerman's Haul , an autobiographical look back at his 35 years of working the water. Full of marine adventures, humorous anecdotes and ...

Siamese Twin Mystery

3 reviews
Ellery Queen

Stokes Pub Co, 1933

Classic Ellery Queen - Among His Best Stories
We join Ellery and his father, Inspector Richard Queen, in an unfamiliar habitat, a remote rugged road in a forested mountainous area in upstate New York. Tired, somewhat uncertain of their directions, with night falling, the situation suddenly worsens as they find themselves cutoff by a forest fire. Following a barely visible rutted road upward, they find temporary safety at a sprawling lodge ...

Calendar of crime

1 review
Ellery Queen, 1972

Ellery Queen's cold case
Excelent mystery. 12 months of crime solving a murder. Ellery does it again with style.

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