The Devil to Pay

De: Ellery Queen

Narrado por: Robert Fass

When Hollywood bigwig Solly Spaeth is murdered, thousands cheer. He is a most popular corpse, for Solly's stock manipulations have ruined many, including his partner. A cut-and-dried case - or so it appears. Enter master detective Ellery Queen, whose embarrassing questions uncover a maze of conflicting alibis and motives, and ultimately reveal a deadly face lurking beneath the glittering mask of Tinseltown.©2013 Ellery Queen (P)2013 Blackstone Audiobooks

"Devil may care" in Hollywood

This is another enjoyable mystery. I love how Queen explains it all in the end. It is so much fun to try and guess who the culprit is. I love these mysteries!

again.... no consideration when it comes to the na

this was a pretty good novel, and a good storyline... Considering Ellery Queen gets to go incognito... But they been assigned a horrible whiny narrator to read this book

Clever and wonderfully Southern California

Great story and characters, tho because of it being written in 1937, has its own ( not tooo egregious) gender and race issues. If one can tolerate those issues, then enjoy!

Perfection

It’s the classic Queen combo of deep mystery and light comedy, only more so. The formula is a delicate balance that isn’t always as well-executed as it is here. The pace is brisk; some Queen yarns tend to drag (especially when Queen Senior is involved). Of course, the characters – apart from the quirky, querulous Ellery – are pretty stock: the dutiful daughter, the Quixotic suitor, the gold-digging dame. But it all makes for an engaging puzzle and a highly entertaining story.

And Robert Fass is always a pleasure to listen to, making one wish that he (and/or Traber Burns) had been assigned the lion’s share of the Queen canon.

A Great Read

In classic Ellery style, the sleuth goes incognito to investigate a murder where everyone lies. It us a fun stroll down a curvaceous lane.

Enjoyed this with a slightly screwball ending

This was fun as the authors kept the plot tight, the inevitable romance happy, the plotline zippy ,
and the slightly screwball plot with twists dancing like Fred & Ginger. Enjoyed it like the masterpiece it was ....

Good book and performance

This story flowed well and was done by a narrator who did mix up the voices. The end was a good wrap up and led well to next novel the four of hearts

Great story

Loved it. nicely paced. Kept me guessing almost to the end. I would recommend it.

B O R I N G

Might have worked as a short story.
WAAAY too long
painful dialogue, wooden narrator
As it stands, it's so BORING I skipped to the end.
I won't listen to any others.