Ellery Queen, New York crime-solving genius, is adrift in Tinseltown. He's under contract as a screenwriter, yet is uncomfortable amidst the magnificent gaudiness. In a town where agents regularly commit egregious sins of vulgarity, Ellery is out of his element. Then a series of fatal finales brings him back to reality. In these three collected mysteries, Ellery Queen learns that the nature of evil is identical, if differently garbed, on the West Coast.

Business partners in open-collared suits fall out over Technicolor cocktails. Trumped-up strumpets and majordomos vie for roles with murderous intentions. Star-crossed screen idols die in duet. Whatever murderous challenge Hollywood presents, the brilliant Ellery Queen can meet. His cool intellect prevails in the land of Oz. Queen returns to his typewriter and his novels, but with a wariness of the Hollywood glitter.

Genre: Mystery