A fine and private place
Edición de la obra A fine and private place
| Autor | Ellery Queen |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Penguin |
| Fecha de publicación | 1974 |
| Lugar | Harmondsworth |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 172 |
| ISBN-10 | 0140038817 |
| OCLC | 1528472 |
| LCCN | 75314628 |
| Serie | Penguin crime fiction |
| Número de Cutter | Q3f |
Ellery Queen is stuck with a manuscript to won't go when his father presents him with a puzzle in A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE. Nino Importuna is a self-made man who carries with him superstitions from his childhood. One of his brothers is murdered and the other hangs himself in a confession of guilt for the crime. This leaves Importuna the sole processor of a fortune worth millions. On the evening of his birthday and fifth wedding anniversary Importuna presents his young wife with a new will naming her as his sole beneficiary and he is bludgeoned to death with a sculpture resembling a nine nine times. Inspector Queen starts receiving notes about Importuna's past that contain the numeral nine and cannot be verified. Ellery is played like a puppet on a string by a master who calls the dance.