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The Odd Man

By: Ellery Queen
Narrated by: Traber Burns
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Previously part of a collection, this rare Ellery Queen mystery is available as a standalone audiobook for the first time.

In "The Odd Man", Ellery is challenged to solve an imaginary riddle devised by three members of the Puzzle Club. With very little information to go on, he must correctly answer to his confreres which of their three imagined suspects is a secret criminal.

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This was a fun little Ellery Queen short story. Ellery belongs to a puzzle club and he has to solve a puzzle about 3 guys who live in an apartment building, they appear to be just 3 average middle aged guys, but one is a big drug dealer who killed an undercover officer, any way if Ellery can not solve the puzzle of who the drug dealer is, he will be kicked out of the puzzle club. Traber Burns does a good job narrating.

Rare Ellery Queen.

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Another worthy quiz question and Ellery actually finds 3 answers. Etymology knowledge will help you play along. (I hope that doesn’t constitute a spoiler)

Multiple solutions

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There’s always an element of that in Ellery Queen. The difference here is that this is a literal parlor game. As usual, it’s loads of fun, made even more enjoyable with the capable assistance of Traber Burns.

A Parlor Game

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A fun 22 minute story.
Traber Burns is a joy to listen to.
If you put your thinking cap on you can guess this puzzle.

Traber Burns is a brilliant narrator

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Interesting story but hard to keep up with in an audiobook format. Not the fault of the author or the narrator

Interesting Story

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So easy fun and relaxing. I’m going to listen to another one now. I heartily recommend.

The odd man

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