Hard Cover
1945 · Philadelphia
by Queen, Ellery
Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company / Triangle Books, 1945. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 7x5x1. Jacket stained on reverse side, jacket edges rubbed with a few small chips. 1945 Hard Cover. 325 pp. "After the death of his longtime friend Inspector Rummell, Ellery Queen drops in on Rummell's son, a struggling lawyer named Beau. Before their meal is through, Queen and young Rummell are partners in a newly minted company: Ellery Queen, Confidential Investigations. Rummell promises not to burden Queen with any of the workâhe only wants to capitalize on the name of the world-famous amateur sleuth. But when they are hired by an eccentric millionaire who refuses to say just why he wants their services, Rummell has no choice but to turn to Queen for help. And when their client dies at sea, they discover that the wealthy old man had countless enemies who might have put him out of his miseryâmost of them within his own family. (Inventory #: 2309211)