tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post7120390837014579572..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Forgotten Book - The Greek Coffin MysteryMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-10280289547053354172018-08-06T08:28:58.227+01:002018-08-06T08:28:58.227+01:00Might I suggest looking at the titles originally p...Might I suggest looking at the titles originally published under the Barnaby Ross name? I remember enjoying these, particularly The Tragedy of Z.<br /><br />I had a problem with Calamity Town - it seemed to me that there was a very obvious question that should have been asked at an early stage (I won't mention it exactly to avoid spoilers, but it was roughly "Why would X have done Y in advance of the events...?)Jonathan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653613829349599589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-1551802162954907782018-08-05T15:50:18.835+01:002018-08-05T15:50:18.835+01:00Completely agree with this one and the hugely over...Completely agree with this one and the hugely overrated Chinese Orange. If I can recommend one from the early period, then do take a look at The Siamese Twin Mystery. It's much more atmospheric and has one of my favourite tricks of any mystery... Puzzle Doctorhttp://classicmystery.blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-13362949967044694002018-08-04T17:09:05.964+01:002018-08-04T17:09:05.964+01:00I remember enjoying this one. Of the other Queens...I remember enjoying this one. Of the other Queens I’ve read, THE DOOR BETWEEN - a clever locked room mystery, as I recall - stood out, although I read a very disparaging comment about it recently on somebody’s blog. As a character, Ellery Queen himself does rather shift in and out of focus across the books, however.Christopher Greaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920334128279638785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-936245001291431752018-08-04T12:41:00.829+01:002018-08-04T12:41:00.829+01:00Hi Jonathan. My favourite to date is Calamity Town...Hi Jonathan. My favourite to date is Calamity Town, but I have others I'm keen to read, including Ten Days' Wonder.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-10312570305889341302018-08-04T12:40:17.380+01:002018-08-04T12:40:17.380+01:00Thanks, Rick. I guess EQ may be better remembered ...Thanks, Rick. I guess EQ may be better remembered in the US than the UK. I read Chinese Orange long ago, though was slightly disappointed with it - although the key clue is very clever.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-85327785787203975612018-08-04T06:40:44.588+01:002018-08-04T06:40:44.588+01:00Thanks for the review, Martin. :) Would you say th...Thanks for the review, Martin. :) Would you say this is your favourite Ellery Queen mystery? Or are there others you would recommend? Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-14610596931988178872018-08-03T18:43:18.870+01:002018-08-03T18:43:18.870+01:00It surprises me that the "modern reader"...It surprises me that the "modern reader" wouldn't even recognize the name Ellery Queen, but perhaps it shouldn't. The first of his books I read was CAT OF NINE TALES, and thought it was pretty good. Much later, I tried THE SPANISH CAPE MYSTERY and I enjoyed it. Later still, I read the Wrightsville books and didn't care for them at all, mostly because Ellery couldn't seem to land on a final ending, which drove me crazy.<br /><br />If I were going to try another, it would be this one of THE CHINESE ORANGE MYSTERY.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com