Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and the Art of the Detective Short Story

by Laird R. Blackwell

Frederic Dannay (1905-1982) was--with his partner Manfred Lee--the creator of the Ellery Queen detective novels and short stories. Dannay was also a literary historian and critic, and the editor of the renowned Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Queen--both a pen name and the fictional protagonist of the stories--was also a vital force behind the continuing popularity of crime fiction in the early to mid-20th century, after the deaths of Arthur...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476676526
• ISBN13: 9781476676524
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher