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A review by mwgerard
The Greek Coffin Mystery by Ellery Queen
4.0
As a nerdy child who read just about any mystery she could get her hands on, I often picked up musty copies of the Ellery Queen Magazine with stories by dozens of contributing writers at yard sales. And in recent years I’ve watched some episodes of the show starring Jim Hutton. But somehow, I had never read an original Ellery Queen novel.
Based on the pulpiness of the magazine (in both content and printing material), I presumed the novel would have that hard-boiled grittiness to it. I expected dames and car chases and gun battles and alley fights. In reality, the novel is very constructed and the prose is dense.
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Based on the pulpiness of the magazine (in both content and printing material), I presumed the novel would have that hard-boiled grittiness to it. I expected dames and car chases and gun battles and alley fights. In reality, the novel is very constructed and the prose is dense.
Please support independent reviews and read my full post here: http://mwgerard.com/review-the-greek-coffin-mystery-by-ellery-queen/