Ellery Queen - 1952 - The King is Dead by Ellery Queen

Author:Ellery Queen [Queen, Ellery]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-01-15T12:11:26+00:00

When they left the room, Colonel Spring tried the door with his own hands and gave the key to the captain of the guard. The officer saluted and took the key to the guardroom.

“Is there anything else I can do, gentlemen?” asked the Colonel, rather plaintively, Ellery thought. “My orders are to put myself completely at your disposal.”

“Just the matter of die air-conditioning unit, Colonel,” the Inspector said.“Oh, yes . . . .”

Ellery left them and crossed the hall. He knocked on Judah Bendigo’s door. There was no answer. He knocked again. There was still no answer.

So he went in.

Max’l was straddling a chair the wrong way, his chin on his hairy hands. Only his eyes moved, following like a watchdog’s the movements of Judah Bendigo’s hands. An empty bottle of Segonzac lolled on Judah’s desk. Judah was opening a fresh bottle. He had torn away the tax stamp and was just running the blade of a pocketknife around the hard wax seal.

He paid no attention to the troglodyte, and he did not look up when Ellery came in.

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