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Calamity town

Calamity town

CrimeMystery
Pages
221
Published
1942
Language
English

Synopsis

When mystery writer Ellery Queen seeks quiet in the quaint New England town of Wrightsville, he finds anything but. Renting a house known as 'Calamity House' due to a jilted wedding three years prior, Ellery is drawn into the lives of Jim Haight and Nora Wright as their wedding is back on. But when a poisoning occurs, Ellery must uncover the truth behind the town's dark secrets before more tragedy strikes.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

Tense
BetrayalFish Out of Water

Genres

Crime Mystery

About the author

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Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen is both a fictional character and a pseudonym used by two American cousins from Brooklyn, New York: Daniel (David) Nathan, alias Frederic Dannay (October 20, 1905–September 3, 1982) and Manford (Emanuel) Lepofsky, alias Manfred Bennington Lee (January 11, 1905–April 3, 1971), to write detective fiction. In a successful series of novels that covered 42 years, Ellery Queen served as both author's name and that of the detective-hero. Movies, radio shows, and television shows have b...

Characters

Ellery QueenProtagonist
Jim HaightSupporting
Nora WrightSupporting
Rosemary HaightSupporting
All characters in Calamity town

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Calamity Town part of a series?

    Calamity Town is one of the Wrightsville novels, a distinct sub-series within the broader Ellery Queen canon that explores the psychological underpinnings of a small American town.

  • Does Calamity Town feature Ellery Queen as the detective?

    Ellery Queen, the detective and author, is a central character in Calamity Town, actively investigating the mysteries that unfold in Wrightsville.