Includes the following 17 stories (2 short novels, 2 novelets, and 13 short stories):REX STOUT - Counterfeit for MurderCHRISTIANNA BRAND - Such a Nice ManJOSH PACHTER - Invitation to a MurderDAVID ELY - No Time To LoseCARTER DICKSON (JOHN DICKSON CARR) - The House in Goblin WoodJON L. BREEN - The House of the Shrill WhispersCELIA FREMLIN - Golden TuesdayWILLIAM BRITTAIN - Wynken, Blynken, and NodJERROLD PHAON - Hunting SeasonGEORGES SIMENON - Inspector Maigret ThinksHUGH PENTECOST - Volcano in the MindHASKELL BARKIN - The Last SassettaEDWARD D. HOCH - The Theft of the Satin JuryJOEL TOWNSLEY ROGERS - The MurdererFLORENCE V. MAYBERRY - Hong Kong or WhereverELLERY QUEEN - The Little SpyROSS MACDONALD - The Missing Sister Case

Fear stole through the city of New York like a choking fog. Within five months, nine people had been strangled to death! And the unknown killer was still at large! Like a savage cat, the murderer pounced without warning, choosing his victims at random. No one was safe. The City was in a panic! Ellery Queen, ordered on the case by the mayor, believed that there was an insane method to these murders. The facts were clearly laid out like nine neat corpses. But where did they connect? Queen knew that if he waited long enough a pattern of clues would emerge and point straight to the killer. But in the meantime... When would the Cat strike again ? Who would be the next victim?

Queen's Ransom: Roman Hat MysteryCalamity TownCat of Many Tails