John Braun, mysteriously ill, makes a new will, excluding his daughter Barbara, much to his wife's dismay. The dispute began when Barbara wanted to marry Dr. James Rogers, Braun's doctor. Mrs. Braun asks Inspector Queen for help finding Barbara, who has gone missing. Ellery Queen, the inspector's son, takes on the case and visits a home frequently visited by Dr. Rogers, where he mistakes Nikki Porter for Barbara. Nikki returns to Braun's home to protect Barbara, only to find herself alone in a room outside Braun's bedroom, where she discovers his lifeless body with a cut throat.
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
In this gripping whodunit, renowned detective and crime writer Ellery Queen is tasked with unraveling the mystery surrounding the sudden death of a wealthy individual, as his beneficiaries clash in a bitter struggle for control of his vast inheritance.
