The Tragedy of Y
The Second Drury Lane Mystery
The Drury Lane Mysteries: Book #2
- By: Ellery Queen
- Narrated by: Mark Peckham
- Length: 12 hours 2 minutes
Description
Some bizarre thingshave been happening to the eccentric Hatter family. First, the body of YorkHatter is recovered from the ocean. But he didn’t drown. He died of poison.Next, another poisoning occurs in the Hatters’ old mansion in New York’sGreenwich Village. This time the police have a witness. But what a witness! Sheis a blind, deaf mute. Naturally the authorities call in Drury Lane—retiredShakespearean actor, matinee idol, master of disguise, and amateur sleuth.
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The Drury Lane Mysteries Series

The Tragedy of X
By: Ellery Queen
Narrated by: Mark Peckham
Length: 11 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
In New York City in the early 1930s, a man is poisoned on a crowded streetcar during rush hour. Everyone sees Longstreet die-but no one sees the killer. Inspector Thumm's few clues all lead up a blind alley. He finally seeks the aid of Drury Lane-retired Shakespearean actor, master of disguise, and amateur sleuth. Seated amid the splendor of the... Read more »
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The Tragedy of Y
By: Ellery Queen
Narrated by: Mark Peckham
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Some bizarre thingshave been happening to the eccentric Hatter family. First, the body of YorkHatter is recovered from the ocean. But he didn’t drown. He died of poison.Next, another poisoning occurs in the Hatters’ old mansion in New York’sGreenwich Village. This time the police have a witness. But what a witness! Sheis a blind, deaf mute.... Read more »
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The Tragedy of Z
By: Ellery Queen
Narrated by: Rachel Dulude
Length: 8 hours 1 minutes
Abridged: No
In this third DruryLane novel, the elderly detective is aided by Patience Thumm in theinvestigation of the mysterious death of a corrupt state senator. SenatorFawcett, a man with many enemies, is found stabbed to death in his study. Patienceand her father, Inspector Thumm, try to unravel the web of circumstantialevidence that has enmeshed an... Read more »
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Drury Lane's Last Case
By: Ellery Queen
Narrated by: Mark Peckham
Length: 10 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
Ellery Queen challenges you to solve these clues to death. A thin envelope—worth a man’s life. A shattered display case—whose stolen contents a thief replaced with a strange manuscript. The murder symbol: 3HS wM … the queer cipher found to be an old mark of death. These are but a few of the baffling signs Drury Lane follows down a path of... Read more »
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