A review by marystevens
The Greek Coffin Mystery by Ellery Queen

Did not finish book.

A wealthy art collector and gallery owner in a midtown Manhattan mansion in the 1930s (I think) is found dead, apparently of a heart attack. No mystery there. But the will, which is known to have been changed the day before is death, is missing. The presumptive heir is able to call in the US District Attorney! Well, so it happens in Ellery Queen's privileged world. The first mystery, then, is to find the will and this Ellery attempts to do by eliminating every possible place except the coffin itself. Exhumation follows, and lo and behold, our man has company in his casket! So it goes. One mystery is solved, that leads to another, which Ellery solves, leading to a further mystery. This is my first taste of Ellery Queen. The puzzle aspect of the mystery is very satisfying. The writing itself is OK. I lost my copy on the bus and I'm not motivated enough to take it out from the library. Does that give you a clue?