Calendar of Crime

January

Janus, the god of two faces, and a college alumni class introduce Ellery to a secret society...

February

Ellery wrestles with the ghost of a President of the United States to solve a buried coin mystery...

March

A stolen income-tax form, a kleptomaniac, a bookie, and an artist become the ingredients of a murder...

April

Ellery unravels an old crime with the help of the Roman Emperor, Caligula, and a pair of dice...

May

A battle-scarred bugle and three Civil War veterans almost baffle Ellery...

June

The goddess Juno, shades of the Borgias, and a modern Helen of Troy play havoc with a June wedding...

July

A stone gargoyle, falling from a gloomy, Gothiclike tower, nearly causes sudden death...

August

In the moonstone month, Ellery hunts for buried treasure...

September

A Missouri professor, interested in Edgar Allen Poe, leads Ellery to a frightening conclusion...

October

A Halloween party turns out to be more grim than expected...

November

Ellery and Nikki deliver Thanksgiving baskets to the needy and discover a dangerous secret...

December

The famous jewel thief, Comus, nearly outwits Ellery in a Christmas mystery of dolls, danger and deception...