Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen is a renowned pseudonym in the realm of detective fiction, created by American writers Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee in 1928. This joint moniker not only represents the collaborative literary efforts of Dannay and Lee but also serves as the name of their iconic fictional detective. As a character, Ellery Queen is a mystery writer based in New York City who often assists his father, a police inspector, in solving complex murder cases.

The writing duo of Dannay and Lee produced a substantial body of work under the Ellery Queen pseudonym, comprising around forty novels and short story collections between 1929 and 1971. Their inaugural work, The Roman Hat Mystery, was published in 1929 and introduced the character of Ellery Queen to the literary world. Through their writings, Dannay and Lee established Ellery Queen as a significant figure in detective fiction, with the character's exploits continuing to captivate readers over the years.