Inspector Queen Own Case

This mystery novel does not feature the character of Ellery Queen but rather his father Richard Queen, a retired NYC police detective. The plot involves the murder of an adopted baby and several subsequent killings.

The prose was smooth and felt relatively modern for a book from 1956.

This was a very fun read. Towards the ending there is a detail regarding a piece of evidence that feels like a very simple thing that should have been discovered earlier but it's not a huge detriment to the story. Overall a fun, crisp read with plenty of mystery, action and even a romance for the elderly (for the times anyway) detective Queen.

This was definitely a different Queen story.

Inspector Queen has been retired by the police force but he can't stop investigating. While on vacation he is drawn into the mysterious death of a two month old baby of a Boston Brahmin family. He also becomes acquainted with the baby's nurse, who claims it is murder and not accidental death.

No longer having the NYPD forces available to assist in the solution of this mystery, he calls up some of his buddies that are also retired from the force. They may be retired but they are still able to investigate and still have their old contacts for information.

The threads to this mystery are tight and the ends hard to unravel, but Inspector Queen keeps at it with the help of his team and the lovely show more nurse he has become attracted to. The solution is not without many twists and turns and the outcome is a shocker. show less

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