Guess Who's Coming to Kill You

By: Ellery Queen

Narrated by: Mark Peckham

Walt Sheldon writing as Ellery Queen.

"Let's face it, Alex: you were the KGB's top assassin, and they paid you off. Just as we might. A cushy lieutenant-colonelcy in Tokyo, riding pour le sport, a yacht, your pick of Eurasian dolls... Like? We can do you better in the USA, Alex--come on over, and bring your secrets with you."

That was FACE's pitch to the would-be defector, and it got results. Witness one hell of a nice courier slashed and dumped in a Tokyo alley.

Maybe Agent Pete Brook could make jolly Alex's dream come true. Except what did Krylov really long for in America: wine, women, and song or a dramatic return to the murderer's trade?

©1968 Ellery Queen. © renewed by Ellery Queen (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

1968 Spy and Espionage Mystery

When I think of Ellery Queen, it is always with the young detective and his police inspector father; this novel is far from that. This reading is more of the classic 1960's espionage novels, and I kept reflecting on the 2015 movie Bridge of Spies.

Having said all that, if you enjoy classic espionage mysteries, this is one for you.

Spy story. NOT Ellery Queen!

I could hardly get through this. Nothing about it reminded me of true Ellery Queen mystery. Too much spy double agent talk and case numbers and on and on mess. Not interesting. NOT ELLERY QUEEN!!!