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Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen is a series of 23 books by Ellery Queen: 2,596 pages in the 9 with a known length, about 48 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

23
books
2,596
pages in 9 of them
48 hours
to read those 9
96 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Roman Hat Mystery 1929 4.4 h
The French Powder Mystery 1930 length not known
The Dutch Shoe Mystery 1931 5.6 h The Egyptian Cross Mystery 1932 5.7 h The Greek Coffin Mystery 1932 6.8 h
The American Gun Mystery 1933 length not known
The Chinese Orange Mystery 1934 5.5 h
The Lamp of God 1935 length not known
Halfway House 1936 5.0 h
The Door Between 1937 length not known
The Devil to Pay 1938 4.9 h The Four of Hearts 1938 5.5 h
The Dragon's Teeth 1939 length not known
Calamity Town 1942 length not known
There Was an Old Woman 1943 length not known
The Murderer is a Fox 1945 length not known
Ten Days' Wonder 1948 length not known
Cat of Many Tails 1949 length not known
Double, Double 1950 length not known
The Origin of Evil 1951 4.3 h
The King Is Dead 1952 length not known
The Scarlet Letters 1953 length not known
The Finishing Stroke 1958 length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. The Roman Hat Mystery 1929 4.4 h

  2. The French Powder Mystery 1930 length not known

  3. The Dutch Shoe Mystery 1931 5.6 h

  4. The Egyptian Cross Mystery 1932 5.7 h

    It’s Christmas in Chicago, and Inspector Richard Queen is enjoying a busman’s holiday at a conference on gangland violence—but his son, amateur sleuth Ellery, is bored silly.

  5. The Greek Coffin Mystery 1932 6.8 h

    After the death of an elderly Greek man who is an internationally famous art dealer and collector, his attorney discovers that his will is missing and notifies the district…

  6. The American Gun Mystery 1933 length not known

  7. The Chinese Orange Mystery 1934 5.5 h

    A wealthy publisher and collector of precious stones and Chinese postage stamps has a luxurious suite in a hotel that serves to handle his non-publishing business and the comings…

  8. The Lamp of God 1935 length not known

  9. Halfway House 1936 5.0 h

    Joe Wilson was a poor, itinerant salesman with a pretty young wife in Philadelphia.

  10. The Door Between 1937 length not known

  11. The Devil to Pay 1938 4.9 h

    Solly Spaeth is a financier whose machinations with the "Ohippi Hydro-Electric Project" have left a number of people much less wealthy than once they were, including his business…

  12. The Four of Hearts 1938 5.5 h

  13. The Dragon's Teeth 1939 length not known

  14. Calamity Town 1942 length not known

  15. There Was an Old Woman 1943 length not known

  16. The Murderer is a Fox 1945 length not known

  17. Ten Days' Wonder 1948 length not known

  18. Cat of Many Tails 1949 length not known

  19. Double, Double 1950 length not known

  20. The Origin of Evil 1951 4.3 h

    The beautiful young Laurel Hill asks Ellery Queen to investigate a series of unusual anonymous gifts that have been received by her father, Leander Hill, half of Hill and Priam…

  21. The King Is Dead 1952 length not known

  22. The Scarlet Letters 1953 length not known

  23. The Finishing Stroke 1958 length not known

How much is left

After The Roman Hat Mystery about 43 hours left, not counting 14 books of unknown length
After The French Powder Mystery about 43 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After The Dutch Shoe Mystery about 38 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After The Egyptian Cross Mystery about 32 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After The Greek Coffin Mystery about 25 hours left, not counting 13 books of unknown length
After The American Gun Mystery about 25 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After The Chinese Orange Mystery about 20 hours left, not counting 12 books of unknown length
After The Lamp of God about 20 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After Halfway House about 15 hours left, not counting 11 books of unknown length
After The Door Between about 15 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After The Devil to Pay about 10 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After The Four of Hearts about 4 hours left, not counting 10 books of unknown length
After The Dragon's Teeth about 4 hours left, not counting 9 books of unknown length
After Calamity Town about 4 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length
After There Was an Old Woman about 4 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length
After The Murderer is a Fox about 4 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Ten Days' Wonder about 4 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After Cat of Many Tails about 4 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After Double, Double about 4 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 47 hours 36 minutes

9 of 23 books, 2,596 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

96 days (about 14 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.