At a crossroads, on a road signpost, a headless and crucified corpse of a teacher was discovered (“The Mystery of the Egyptian Cross”)...

In the office of a millionaire, publishing house owner and collector of stamps and jewelry, a male corpse with a broken skull was found ( “The Mystery of the Chinese Orange”)...

Mystery author and amateur detective Ellery Queen undertakes to solve these murders. An excellent psychologist, he always helps his father, a police inspector, unravel the most complex and sinister crimes.