The Devil to Pay

The only problem is that Spaeths son Walter, an idealistic journalist, is in love with Jardins daughter. When he pleads for his fathers mercy, he finds himself disinherited from the will.

Walter enlists the help of Ellery Queen, a mystery author in town to try his hand at screenwriting for Hollywood, to secretly buy back the auctioned Jardin-family belongings on their behalf. But before Queen can walk away, Solly Spaeth turns up dead.

Now embroiled in a real-life mystery, Queen must figure out a way to weed through the suspects, all the while proving himself a player in Hollywood. Unfortunately for Queen, Spaeths extreme wealth can only be matched by the number of his enemies.

From his first appearance in print in 1929, Ellery Queen became one of Americas most famous and beloved fictional detectives. Over the course of nearly half a century, Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee, the duo writing team known as Ellery Queen, won the prestigious Edgar Award multiple times, and their contributions to the mystery genre were recognized with a Grand Master Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Mystery Writers of America. Their fair-play mysteries won over fans due to their intricate puzzles that challenged the reader to solve the mystery alongside the brilliant detective. Queens stories were among the first to dominate the earliest days of radio, film, and television. Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine, which the writers founded and edited, became the worlds most influential and acclaimed crime fiction magazine.

Author: Ellery Queen

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 235

Publisher: JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

Publication Date: 2019-06-04