The Tragedy of Y by Ellery Queen (1952 1st Avon pb #450

Description: The Tragedy of Y by Ellery Queen, Avon Book Publishing Co., Inc., NY, 1952, 251 pp.. Avon 450. 1952 1st printing. A square, bright and tight copy. Light lift to front cover. Minor rubbing to back cover. Condition - Fine 315366 Ellery Queen(Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee) aka Barnaby Ross Ellery Queen is the pseudonym of cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee. Ellery Queen is also the name of their famous detective who has appeared in more than 30 novels and 70 short stories. He has been on the radio, in the movies, on television, and in comic books. The Mystery Writers of America gave Queen 7 Edgar awards and its coveted Grand Master award. Dannay and Lee also founded and edited Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine which, at 61 years and still going, is the longest running mystery anthology magazine in American history. They wrote Queen's Quorum, a scholarly examination of the detective short story, and edited more than 90 books of detective fiction. Worldwide, their books have sold more than 150 million copies. Ellery is persuaded to accompany an old friend to his ancestral home when the latter arrives at Ellery's house covered in blood and unable to remember anything from the past few weeks. There, tensions erupt and foul play results in the murder of one of the household's members. Originally published by Little, Brown in 1948.

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