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The Chinese Orange Mystery is a novel that was written in 1934 by Ellery Queen. It is the eighth of the Ellery Queen mysteries. In a poll of 17 detective story writers and reviewers, this novel was voted as the eighth best locked room mystery of all time.
- Ellery Queen
- 1934
The only clue that Queen can readily put his hands on is that a tangerine (a Chinese Orange) has been eaten -- with orange peels and seeds left out in plain view. With the help of his father, a police inspector, Queen must get to the bottom of the mystery to help his friend Donald Kirk.
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- Mass Market Paperback
Reprinted for the first time in over thirty years, The Chinese Orange Mystery is revered to this day for its challenging conceit and inventive solution. The book is a “fair-play” mystery in which readers have all the clues needed to solve the crime.
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- Ellery Queen, Otto Penzler
The character first appeared in a book that won a mystery-writing contest and was eventually published in 1928 as THE ROMAN HAT MYSTERY. The amateur detective character of...
Feb 5, 2013 · Books. The Chinese Orange Mystery. A puzzling publishing murder attracts the eye of Ellery Queen Mandarin Press is a premier publishing house for foreign literature, but to those at the top...
Oct 2, 2018 · Reprinted for the first time in over thirty years, The Chinese Orange Mystery is revered to this day for its challenging conceit and inventive solution. The book is a “fair-play” mystery in which readers have all the clues needed to solve the crime.
- Ellery Queen
Feb 5, 2013 · Ellery Queen is once again involved in a mystery and this one is a real puzzler. He has been invited to dine with Kirk, whose Partner collects valuable stamps and jewels. A plump, middle-aged man shows up, who refuses to state his business, and is put into the Office sitting area.
- Ellery Queen
