"The famous sleuth comes out of retirement to help his father hunt down a New York City serial killer. 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 sleuth, has gone ...
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"The famous sleuth comes out of retirement to help his father hunt down a New York City serial killer. 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 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 curiosity-and everyone knows how curiosity can affect a cat."--
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in Good dustjacket. Owner's name (1949); end papers a little foxed; yellow dust jacket faded, with browned spine & wear at edges.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 308 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 308 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Good. No dust jacket as issued. Good general condition. Pages clean and unmarked. Some cover wear. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 247 p. Audience: General/trade. Mystery. Originally published, Little, Brown; Gollancz, 1949.
Ellery Queen's late novel, Cat of Many Tails, conceived and written by the original team behind the early EQ mysteries is a fantastic serial murder mystery in the "City in Peril" modality. It is interesting as an old fashioned mystery presented with new psychological nuance that heralds the modern procedure in which the detective profiler must "catch a psychopath mass murderer" through psychological analysis." Pretty interesting devices are used in this early 1950s work that foreshadows modern TV series,plotting. Although formatted as a classic Ellery Queen mystery in which the amateur detective helps his father, an important boss in New York City's Homicide Bureau, solve the murder mystery at the same time the reader is challenged to unravel the clues that EQ did, this exciting novel could have been done as a modern mystery. The plot line and murder motivation is usual and compelling. I have no evidence that this work was influential in the murder mystery field, but it could have been, especially for serial murder mysteries. It also might have made an outstanding Ellery Queen feature film. This sleeper of a mystery is among the best Ellery Queen novels of all, and almost totally forgotten. I highly recommend it. Keith Alan Deutsch
