Who killed Cox, the robber? Was it Ruth Tully, who visited Crandall Cox on the night of his death, and who might have decided to quench a torrid past with a spray of bullets? What about Sandra Jean, the knock-โem-dead beauty, who knew more than she was telling about the sudden demise of blackmailer Cox? Or had some past scandal driven lawyer Ollie Hurst and his wife, Norma, to claim the blackmailerโs life? Dave Tully didnโt know who the killer was, but if he didnโt find out fast, the price of failure could be death ...
Ellery Queen is a pseudonym used by two American cousins from BrooklynโDaniel Nathan, alias Frederic Dannay (1905โ1982), and Manford (Emanuel) Lepofsky, alias Manfred Bennington Lee (1905โ1971)โto write detective fiction. In a successful series of novels that covered forty-two years, Ellery Queen served as both the authorsโ name and that of the detective-hero. The cousins also cofounded and directed Ellery Queenโs Mystery Magazine, one of the most influential English crime-fiction magazines of the twentieth century. They were given the Grand Master Award for achievements in the field of the mystery story by the Mystery Writers of America in 1961.
Mark Peckham is an actor and director based in Rhode Island. In addition to working with Trinity Rep, Virginia Stage Co., and many Boston-area theaters, he was the voice of Joseph Smith in the award-winning PBS documentary American Prophet with Gregory Peck.