{"id":5352,"date":"2016-03-02T07:06:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T12:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=5352"},"modified":"2016-03-02T07:06:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T12:06:52","slug":"six-months-of-ellery-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=5352","title":{"rendered":"Six Months of Ellery Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5359\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5359\" class=\" wp-image-5359\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vweisfeld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-06.29.10-1.jpg?resize=363%2C274\" alt=\"Ellery Queen\" width=\"363\" height=\"274\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(photo: Vicki Weisfeld)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I packed my tempting pile of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themysteryplace.com\/eqmm\/\">Ellery Queen Mystery Magazines<\/a><\/em> in my Costa Rica-bound suitcase. What a treat! Here\u2019s the true advantage of staying at a remote resort: evenings with lots of time to read. OK, everyone has their own vices, as a review of the July 2015 through February 2016 <em>EQMM<\/em> issues amply attests.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just some of my favorite stories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cGun Accident: An Investigation,\u201d by Joyce Carol Oates \u2013 Oates really ramps up the tension in this recounting of a teenager\u2019s perilous house-sitting experience. (July 2015)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Kashmir Enigma\u201d by Joan Richter \u2013 A mysterious man, a romantic setting, and a never-to-be-forgotten encounter in Kashmir. (July 2015)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Longboat Cove Murders,\u201d by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marilyntodd.com\/\">Marilyn Todd<\/a> \u2013 A tiny English seacoast town copes with a series of mysterious murders. (August 2015)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBlack Rock,\u201d by <a href=\"http:\/\/stevengore.com\/\">Steven Gore<\/a> \u2013 Family history isn\u2019t always what we think it is. Gore\u2019s latest San Francisco-based legal thriller is <em>Night is the Hunter<\/em>. (August 2015)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Siege,\u201d by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hilarydavidson.com\/Home.html\">Hilary Davidson<\/a> \u2013 Clever title for a story about betrayal and being just a bit too smart. This award-winning Canadian author\u2019s latest book, <em>Blood Always Tells<\/em>, \u201cwill surprise you at every turn.\u201d (December 2015)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Missing Motive,\u201d by R.J. Koreto \u2013 The unmarried couple that are the protagonists in this Martha\u2019s Vineyard murder tale are a lot of fun. (December 2015)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCruel Memory,\u201d by Ed Wyrick \u2013 Interesting characters and situations are well-developed in this investigation of a suicide. Or was it murder? (January 2016)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Adventure of the Single Footprint,\u201d by Robert Arthur \u2013 A murderer both gets away with it and solves his own crime. You\u2019ll have to read the story to unravel that conundrum. First published in <em>EQMM<\/em> in 1948 and included in this year\u2019s Sherlock Holmes theme issue. (February 2016)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2016 marks <em>EQMM<\/em>\u2019s 75th year of publication. All this year, issues of \u201cThe World\u2019s Leading Mystery Magazine\u201d will include special features. 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