The works of Ellery Queen, the famous American master of criminal puzzles and mysteries, have long and rightfully settled at the heights of success. The novel “Nine Months Before Murder,” published for the first time in Russian, conveys the alarming atmosphere of a ripening crime and inevitable death. The skillfully woven intrigue and magical symbolism of the detective mystery firmly hold the reader's attention. The novel “Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper” (“A Study in Violent Tops”) is being published in its entirety for the first time. The writer-detective, resourceful, witty and fantastically insightful, is eager to discover “incognito” Jack the Ripper, a murderous maniac who kept all of London in fear. The novel “A Coffin with a Secret,” as is customary, begins with a corpse. This time the will of the deceased disappears. Ellery Queen, at the risk of her life, takes up a tangled tangle of crimes. The book is addressed to all admirers of Ellery Queen, Sherlock Holmes, fans of criminal mysteries, a sharp mind, and lovers of magically charming detective stories.