His dramatic flare sometimes led him astray, such as when he incorrectly proclaimed that the blind Georg Khalkis had regained his sight and killed a man, and when he twice misidentified the decapitated, crucified body of Andrew Van.
His dramatic flare sometimes led him astray, such as when he incorrectly proclaimed that the blind Georg Khalkis had regained his sight and killed a man, and when he twice misidentified the decapitated, crucified body of Andrew Van. This pince-nez wearing mystery author lived with his police inspector father Richard in Manhattan, and his adventures often featured surreal locked- room murders and encoded dying clues. FTP, name this sleuth, who first appeared in The Roman Hat Mystery, a creation of Fred Dannay and Manfred Lee.
His dramatic flare sometimes led him astray, such as when he incorrectly proclaimed that the blind Georg Khalkis had regained his sight and killed a man, and when he twice misidentified the decapitated, crucified body of Andrew Van.
{Ellery Queen}