Welcome to Murder In March Madness. I will highlight one title with the
word Murder, or a variant, in it each day all during the month of March. Today
is day four of this event and I will highlight the Ellery Queen title The Murderer Is A Fox from 1945.
The Murderer is a Fox
Written by Ellery Queen
Daniel Nathan (1905-1982)
& Manford Lepofsky (1905-1971)
Ellery Queen investigates a murder that took place some years ago
and has blighted the present-day lives of members of the Fox family ever since. For the past twelve years following the death of Davy's mother Jessica, and
the trial of his father, Davy Fox has suffered inner torture. Davy knew
he loved his wife, as well as he knew he was going to kill her. He
didn't know just when it was going to happen, but when a man is born
to be a murderer, it's only a matter of time before he claims his
birthright. Love turns out to be a matter of life and death . And it's
up to Ellery Queen to make the choice.
Printing History
copyright 1945
Hardback
Little Brown (USA)
May 1945
Gollancz (UK)
1945
Paperback
Ballantine Books
1975
E-Books
The Langtail Press
2013
Ah, an Ellery Queen! I love the differences between those two covers, too. Thanks, Scott.
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