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在他们结婚五周年之际,尼诺·英普顿将他的所有财富签给了他的年轻新娘。不久之后,这个九指富翁头部遭九次击打而死,埃勒里·奎因接连收到九封信件,其中写着解开谜案的关键。在这位传奇侦探的最后一个案件中,九这个数字注定意义非凡。
Nino Importuna has a soft face, but when he smiles, it’s terrifying. His Central Park penthouse is lavish, but it was bought with the blood of his enemies. His criminal empire controls mining, electronics, and food—legitimate corporations that he runs with a murderer’s touch. When he catches one of his capos stealing from him, Importuna could either kill the man or send him to prison. Instead, he makes a simple demand: He wants the thief’s daughter to be his wife.
On their 5th wedding anniversary, Importuna signs his fortune over to his young bride. Soon after, the 9-fingered mobster is killed by 9 blows to the head and Ellery Queen receives a 9-letter note that holds the key to the homicide. In the legendary detective’s final case, 9 is the magic number.
作者简介:
埃勒里·奎因(Ellery Queen)是曼弗雷德·班宁顿·李(Manfred Bennington Lee,1905年-1971年)和弗雷德里克·丹奈(Frederic Dannay,1905年-1982年)合用的笔名,侦探推理小说史上承前启后的经典作家,美国推理小说代名词。曼弗雷德·班宁顿·李与弗雷德里克·丹奈是一对表兄弟,他们开创了合作撰写推理小说成功的先例。在他们的小说作品中,埃勒里·奎因也是小说主人公,一位侦探小说作家兼超级侦探。从1929年到1971年,埃勒里·奎因共发表数十部推理小说,其中9部“国名系列”作品和4部“悲剧系列”作品被认为是古典解谜推理小说最高水平的代表,是后人难以逾越的杰作,他们的代表作品有《罗马帽子之谜》、《希腊棺材之谜》、《法国香粉之谜》等。
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