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The Four of Hearts
- Narrated by: Mark Peckham
- Series: Ellery Queen, Book 14
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Crime Fiction
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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A little too many words for the detective!
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When mere accusation takes the place of evidence, freedom is in peril. What happens after the murder is the story of what Johnny Shinn—late of Army Intelligence and veteran of two wars—in spite of himself, does about it. The tense lynch trial that is the focus of the action is really the trial of Johnny Shinn as an American.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Publisher's Summary
It was a script that could only have come from Hollywood: the wedding of two superstars after a scandal-filled courtship... a wild trip by private plane to a hideaway... a deadly double overdose of drugs...
These corpses weren't play-acting. Once again, Ellery was cast in the role of master detective, as he found nothing was quite what it seemed in the never-never land of moviedom - except sudden, violent death...
Here is a grand mystery with an extremely ingenious, intricate, and watertight plot. The setting is Hollywood, and something is happening all the time. It's fantastic and uproarious, and full of Hollywood patter at its lushest. It's expertly solved, with an effective extra turnover at the end resulting in a surprising and thrilling finish.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Stephen W Osborne
- 11-01-16
Entertaining Queen Set in Hollywood
Well, not all murders can take place in New York or Wrightsville, so Hollywood gets a few Queen cases. This one is pretty fun, although it's dated. But we get Ellery falling in love, so there's that. I had no idea who the murderer was, and in my defense it was really tricky. I like how, after the solution, Queen gives us a scene where a "guesser" matches wits with the "reasoner."
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 09-25-20
Ending was better than previous entries
This went better than the previous two entries in the series (so far).Enjoyably complex and didn't say or belabor the inevitable too much.The mystery was appropriate convoluted,I felt.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Michael Kramer
- 09-22-20
Very good tale
This Ellery Queen tale takes a few notes from other tales but puts together a great tale. Famous couples, feuds, threats and predicting cards take this story on a wild ride.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- mike
- 03-28-19
great book
another great Ellery Queen book, that you will not solve... And they did a good job picking the correct narrator for the buck.... I give it two thumbs up and you will too
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Darren Miller
- 12-31-16
Slightly below average mystery
Story was dull at times with the murder not being very interesting and overdoing the romances. Narrator did an excellent job.