A Close Call for Ellery Queen

Fiction And Radio's Foremost Mystery Buster Tackles His Most Baffling Case

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Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.

Released: Jan 29, 1942

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William Gargan

Ellery Queen

Margaret Lindsay

Nikki Porter

Charley Grapewin

Insp. Queen

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