Ellery Queen #4

Ellery Queen #4 An anthology issue containing "The Crooked Mile," in which Ellery Queen investigates a murder connected to an escaped black bird. The detective uses forensic evidence—including traces of soap and laundry marks found on a suspect's hand—to solve the case and identify the culprit, who confesses after Queen's deduction. The issue also includes a text story about a man named John Hunt who drives through a snowstorm to retrieve his wife Lucy from a mysterious house, only to discover darker intentions awaiting them inside.