Description
In The Spanish Cape Mystery, Ellery Queen sets out for a vacation on the idyllic coast of Spanish Cape, only to be swept into a puzzling murder involving a man found strangled—nude and bound—in a seaside gazebo. The setting’s isolation, a cast of eccentric guests, and a baffling absence of motive or opportunity deepen the enigma. With Queen’s signature emphasis on logic and fair-play detection, the novel is both a tightly woven intellectual challenge and an entertaining twist on the locked-room mystery format.