{"product_id":"frederic-dannay-ellery-queens-mystery-laird-r-blackwell-9781476676524","title":"Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and the Art of the Detective Short Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Melville Davisson Post, and other Old Masters of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book presents the first critical study of Ellery Queen's role in the preservation of the detective short story. Many of the writers, characters and stories \u003ci\u003eEQMM\u003c\/i\u003e championed are covered, including such celebrated authors as Allingham, Ambler, Ellin, Innes, Vickers, and even William Butler Yeats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laird R. Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476676526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476676524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.60d","brand":"Laird R. Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123899068671,"sku":"9781476676524","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bec7653c-4959-4c9f-9abf-f509a807ef87.jpg?v=1687433546","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/frederic-dannay-ellery-queens-mystery-laird-r-blackwell-9781476676524","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}