The American gun mystery
(Large Print)
Author
Contributors
Penzler, Otto writer of introduction.
Published
Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
ISBN
9781432895198, 1432895192
Status
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Published
Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
473 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781432895198, 1432895192
Notes
General Note
Includes discussion questions.
Description
"When a washed up Hollywood cowboy-turned-circus rodeo actor is shot dead in the midst of his performance at a New York sports-palace, in front of thousands of onlookers, it seems obvious that someone would have seen the perpetrator of the crime--or at the very least, recovered the gun. But when the ensuing investigation fails to turn up any evidence, even after the newsreels made in the moment are reviewed, the net of suspicion widens across the troupe of performers and the circus staff. Who among them is cunning enough to have constructed such a baffling murder scene? Unluckily for the murderer, genius sleuth Ellery Queen is among the thousands that witnessed the crime, and he won't be satisfied until he cuts through the confusion to discover the truth of the execution. By the time he uncovers all the necessary clues and delivers his patented "Challenge to the Reader," Queen (and his most careful readers) will be able to expose both the killer and the hiding place of the weapon--the titular American Gun that fired the fatal bullet. Reissued for the first time in over thirty years, The American Gun Mystery is among the most beloved of the early Ellery Queen novels, renowned to this day as exemplary works of the American Golden Age mystery. The central puzzle is a "fair play" story in which the reader has all the necessary clues needed to solve the crime"--,Provided by publisher.
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LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Queen, E., & Penzler, O. (2022). The American gun mystery (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Queen, Ellery and Otto Penzler. 2022. The American Gun Mystery. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Queen, Ellery and Otto Penzler. The American Gun Mystery Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Queen, Ellery,, and Otto Penzler. The American Gun Mystery Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
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