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It was a script that could only have come from Hollywood: the wedding of two superstars after a scandal-filled courtship ... a wild trip by private plane to a hideaway ... a deadly double overdose of drugs. These corpses weren't play-acting. Once again Ellery was cast in the role of master detective, as he found nothing was quite what it seemed in the never-never land of moviedom--except sudden, violent death. Here is a grand mystery with an extremely ingenious, intricate, and watertight show more plot. The setting is Hollywood, and something is happening all the time. It's fantastic and uproarious, and full of Hollywood patter at its lushest. It's expertly solved, with an effective extra turnover at the end resulting in a surprising and thrilling finish. show lessTags
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Di per sé il romanzo non è male, la trama si fa interessante dopo l’omicidio, i personaggi sono un po’ così così, non c’è n’è nessuno che mi abbia intrigato, ma non sono neanche troppo male.
Il mio giudizio complessivo è quindi un po’ tiepido, ma comunque non negativo.
http://www.naufragio.it/iltempodileggere/13017
Il mio giudizio complessivo è quindi un po’ tiepido, ma comunque non negativo.
http://www.naufragio.it/iltempodileggere/13017
One of my favorites where Ellery falls in love The case is rather easily solved, but even so, the clues are intriguing and the love story interesting.
Indeholder kapitlerne "1. Guds gave til Hollywood", "2. Filmens handling planlægges", "3. Ellery Queen omgås stjerner", "4. Krig og fred", "5. Borte med blæsten", "6. Chocolate Mountains", "7. Den gamle herre", "8. Det manglende motiv", "9. Klør ni", "10. Pressefrihed", "11. Det ligger i kortene", "12. International Postforsendelse A/S", "13. Logikeren Ellery Queen", "14. Kvindehaderen Ellery Queen", "15. Snushanen Ellery Queen", "16. Rotten Ellery Queen", "17. 'Danse Amoureuse'", "18. Troldmandens lærling", "19. Hjerter fire", "20. Luftkasteller", "21. En rejse ud i tiden", "22. Begyndelsen til enden", "23. Enden på begyndelsen".
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- Canonical title
- The Four of Hearts
- Original title
- The Four of Hearts
- Original publication date
- 1938; 1941-06 (Triangle Books Edition) (Triangle Books Edition)
- People/Characters
- Ellery Queen
- First words
- It is a well-known fact that any one exposed to Hollywood longer than six weeks goes suddenly and incurably mad.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And, her eyes still closed, stumbled blindly across the threshold into the world.
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