Cat of Many Tails

by Ellery Queen

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New York City is terrorized by a serial killer, and only Ellery Queen can stop the panic In the dog days of August, it is no surprise to see New Yorkers perspire. But this summer, a killer called the Cat gives the city a new reason to sweat. He selects his victims seemingly at random and strangles them, then escapes without leaving a clue. As the death toll climbs, and the press whips the public into horrified frenzy, Gotham teeters on the edge of anarchy. Ellery Queen, the brilliant amateur show more sleuth, has gone into retirement when the Cat begins to kill. As his father, a seasoned homicide detective, leads the investigation into the murder, Ellery tries to avoid getting involved. But as the body count rises, he can no longer resist the urge to hunt. The Queens are known for their curiosityand everyone knows how curiosity can affect a cat. show less

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I knew I had read this before, that’s an awful thing to think when you are partway through a mystery novel. I vaguely knew who had done it and why, but I finished the novel anyway. The Queen’s writing style can get a bit descriptive to a point where it seems that this story originally is a short-story. More deaths were added, and a creative trip to Europe were used to stretch it out.

17-2002
Long considered the best of the Queen's, it's a case of small clues and large worries. Ellery finds himself forced into the role of detective in a frightened city.
En la canícula de agosto, a nadie sorprende que los neoyorquinos suden la gota gorda. Pero ese verano la aparición de un asesino en serie que se hace llamar El Gato provoca los sudores fríos de Manhattan.
El Gato selecciona sus víctimas al azar y las estrangula con una cuerda de seda. Rosa salmón para las mujeres; azul cielo para los varones. Y escapa sin dejar la menor huella. A medida que los cadáveres aumentan y la prensa bate el tambor del miedo, Gotham se tambalea al borde de la anarquía.
Ellery Queen está retirado de la actividad detectivesca, pero cuando su padre, Richard Queen, jefe de la brigada de homicidios de la Policía de Nueva York se ve desbordado por el octavo asesinato, no puede menos que echarle una mano. Al show more equipo investigador se une el psiquiatra Edward Cazalis, encargado de trazar el perfil psicológico del asesino.
Ellery Queen se caracteriza por una curiosidad sin límites, y todos saben que la curiosidad pierde al gato.
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Non è il primo libro della coppia "Ellery Queen" che leggo. Ricordo con piacere i telefilm e identifico padre e figlio con gli attori. Divertente giallo con colpo di scena finale. Ad un certo punto racconta di una vittima italiana con padre livornese. Strano, la mia città.
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Canonical title
Cat of Many Tails
Original title
Cat of many tails
Original publication date
1949
People/Characters
Ellery Queen; Richard Queen (Inspector)
Important places
New York, New York, USA
Related movies
Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You (1971 | IMDb)

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Fiction and Literature, Mystery
DDC/MDS
813.52Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991900-1945
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PZ3 .Q295Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction in English
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