The Dutch Shoe Mystery: A Problem in Deduction

The Dutch Shoe Mystery: A Problem in Deduction

A pre-op murder leads to a hospital whodunit for Ellery Queenâ€”from the author hailed as â€œthe most important American in mystery fictionâ€ (Otto Penzler).Â The son of a police detective, Ellery Queen grew up in a bloody atmosphere. Since he started lending his deductive powers to the New York City homicide squad, he has seen more than his fair share of mangled corpses. Though he is accustomed to gore, the thought of seeing a living person sliced open makes him ill. So when a doctor invites him to sit in on an operation, Queen braces his stomach. As it happens, his stomach is spared, but his brain must go to work.Â The patient is Abigail Doorn, a millionairess in a diabetic coma. To prepare her for surgery, the hospital staff has stabilized her blood sugar level and wheeled her to the operating theaterâ€”but just before the first incision, the doctors realize she is dead, strangled while lying unconscious on her gurney. Queen came to the hospital to watch surgeons work, but now itâ€™s his time to operate.Â
Country USA
Manufacturer MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-02-05
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-02-05
Format	Kindle eBook

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