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A Fine and Private Place
- Letto da: Mark Peckham
- Durata: 6 ore e 52 min
- Categorie: Poliziesco, thriller e suspense, Poliziesco
Sintesi dell'editore
The final novel by the legendary Ellery Queen, A Fine and Private Place ranks with Queen's incomparable best.
The nine-word clue was one of nine cryptic notes that had been sent to taunt Inspector Queen and his son Ellery nine days after the murder. Nino Importuna had been obsessed with the number. He had lived by it. Now the killer who brought a trio of gory deaths to Nino's ninth-floor penthouse at Number 99 East wascamouflaging his identity in a jungle of nines - and daring Ellery to find him. The case was destined to be a dazzling contest of wits - to the ninth degree!
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Generale4 out of 5 stars
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Lettura5 out of 5 stars
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Storia4 out of 5 stars
- Stephen W Osborne
- 10/03/2017
Good puzzle, but not much of a whodunit!
This was an odd one. Really, really good in some aspects. Not so in others. It almost seemed like a throwback to the early Queen books, in that the PUZZLE is the main attraction to the story. And what a puzzle. A murder where 9s show up everywhere! Even the murder weapon resembled a nine. The trouble comes with the actual solution. Since there are so few characters (and most of them have been killed!) it's not hard to figure out the murderer. Hell, flip a coin! This isn't so much a whodunit as a "find the clue" mystery.
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Generale5 out of 5 stars
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Lettura5 out of 5 stars
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Storia5 out of 5 stars
- Mary B. Wheeler
- 19/01/2021
Love the Nines
If you like numbers and quirky people, you will like this book. It has the typical E.Q.. formst, but also some really interesting characters. Nino Importuno is one of the best murder victims ever. There were so many things to study about him. Ellery's confusion over the nines had me totally confused. I had to play that back again several times to figure out where he was going. It was most amusing. This is a great mystery with a surprise ending. It is well worth your time and energy-it will invigorate your mind. Enjoy!
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Generale1 out of 5 stars
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Lettura1 out of 5 stars
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Storia1 out of 5 stars
- R. Smith
- 10/12/2020
Worst Ellery yet
Planning through the nine month development of a fetus each month being described at the beginning of every chapter through the ninth month its not only boring but I believe it detracts from the story. Not one of Queen‘s best adventures.