Ellery Queen is a legendary amateur detective and writer of crime novels. Under his name, cousins Frederick Dannay (1905-1982) and Manfred Lee (1905-1971) wrote a series of fascinating books that rank with the works of detective genre luminaries A. Christie, E. S. Gardner, R. Stout and J. D. Carr.

The sinister killer Strangler Cat keeps the whole of New York in fear. The Queen tandem finds itself at the forefront of the search for the elusive maniac. And the main question is what guides the criminal when choosing a victim? It was the lack of an obvious answer to this question that caused panic and unrest in the city.