The Murderer Is a Fox, Ellery Queen
The Murderer Is a Fox, Ellery Queen
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The Murderer Is a Fox

Author: Ellery Queen

Narrator: Mark Peckham

Unabridged: 8 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2014


Synopsis

Could murder really be hereditary? Davy Fox certainly thinks so. When he was only a boy, his father, Bayard Fox, was convicted of murdering Davy's mother in the small town of Wrightsville. Now that Davy has grown up and returned home from the war, he fears that it is only a matter of time until he kills his own wife. But could he really do such a thing? Desperate to find out the truth, Davy's wife, Linda, calls on Ellery Queen to investigate the twelve-year-old murder of Jessica Fox.

About Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen is a pseudonym used by two American cousins from Brooklyn—Daniel Nathan, alias Frederic Dannay (1905–1982), and Manford (Emanuel) Lepofsky, alias Manfred Bennington Lee (1905–1971)—to write detective fiction. In a successful series of novels that covered forty-two years, Ellery Queen served as both the authors’ name and that of the detective-hero. The cousins also cofounded and directed Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, one of the most influential English crime-fiction magazines of the twentieth century. They were given the Grand Master Award for achievements in the field of the mystery story by the Mystery Writers of America in 1961.

About Mark Peckham

Mark Peckham is an actor and director based in Rhode Island. In addition to working with Trinity Rep, Virginia Stage Co., and many Boston-area theaters, he was the voice of Joseph Smith in the award-winning PBS documentary American Prophet with Gregory Peck.


Reviews

Goodreads review by John

An enjoyable whodunnit read. Davy’s father has been in prison for twelve years for the murder of his wife Jessica. Davy returns from WW2 with post traumatic syndrome. He believes he has his fathers genes and will murder his wife Linda. Ellery Queen is asked to reinvestigate the case as the couple be......more

Goodreads review by Anto

Una bella storia su un soldato della prima guerra mondiale che torna a casa con un disturbo post-traumatico da stress. Anni prima, quando aveva 10 anni, suo padre era stato condannato per aver ucciso sua madre e, da allora il suo timore era che anche lui un giorno sarebbe diventato un assassino. L'u......more

Goodreads review by Alonzo

Ellery Queen makes a late entrance, but his favorite town, Wrightsville makes an immediate and colorful entrance. A war hero is returning home from a brutal war, and his PTSD is aggravated by a murder in his past. An exceptional first act ends literally with a thunderbolt, and it is time for EQ to m......more

Goodreads review by Fahime

یه رمان پلیسی که اونقدر جذابیت داشت که 350 صفه رو بی‌وقفه بخونم. یه جور خوبی بود یه جور خانوم مارپلی‌ای......more


Quotes

“A remarkable story dealing with two interlocking problems.” New York Times

“Practiced, popular entertainment…Interesting.” Kirkus Reviews