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With the help of actor Drury Lane, Inspector Thumm chases a stolen manuscript and a man with a rainbow beard Inspector Thumm has never seen such a marvelous beard. It is massive and pointed, a rainbow composed of all the colors of Joseph's biblical coat. He's so distracted by the beard that he hardly notices the man it belongs to: a prospective client with mysterious business. This bearded fellow hands over an envelope containing a million-dollar secret-and the key to a matter of life and death. However, Thumm quickly forgets his strange visitor when a rare Shakespearean manuscript is stolen, only to be replaced by a rarer, more valuable one. With the help of the legendary Shakespearean actor Drury Lane, Thumm must locate the missing manuscript and solve an impossible murder-before the curtain comes down forever.
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"Ellery Queen clearly is, after Poe, the most important American in mystery fiction."
Otto Penzler, editor of TheBest American Mystery Stories
"A new Ellery Queen book has always been something to look forward to for many years now."
Agatha Christie
"Ellery Queen is the American detective story."
Agatha Christie
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- SeriesDrury Lane #4