Calendar of Crime (1952) is a clever detective short story collection by mystery maestro Ellery Queen. As the title hints, there are twelve stories, each one set in a different month of the year. July's tale, "The Fallen Angel," makes use of Independence Day in the United States and is, I think, one of the best ones, though almost all of the stories are quite good. Look for a full review of this book to come soon, as well as a review of a Queen novel from the same period. In the meantime, Happy Fourth, American mystery fans!
Oh can't wait for that one, that's such an ingenius set of stories, and i found myself marvelling at how they managed to pull such a gimmick off. The Gettysburg Bugle and the Dead Cat are probably my pick, but i don't think there's a dud amongst them
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm enjoying rereading it. Very clever tales.
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