在沒辦法下， 他和 Frederic Dannay 同意了找寫手利用 Ellery Queen 的名字來寫小說， 條件之一就是書中不准有 Ellery Queen 這個角色出現。
當然這些作品基本上都良莠不齊！Francis M Nervis 形容這些作品大多數為 "barely readable" ！！！
那天上 Amazon 找書時， 無意中發現除了正版 Ellery Queen 的電子書外， 連這些偽作品也有出版。 於是我又翻了一下那本 Ellery Queen The Art of Detection， 我記得其中一章有很詳細介紹這些作品， 而且還有他對每一本的評語。
整理了一下後， 就有了以下的表格。 看起來值得買只有四本：
Blow hot, blow cold
A room to die in
What's in the dark
Kiss and Kill.
| Title | Price | Comment from Francis M Nevins | Remark |
| Dead Man's Tale (1961) | 9.99 | Avoid | Pocket book titles |
| Death Spins the Platter (1962) | 9.99 | Avoid | Pocket book titles |
| *Murder with a Past (1963) | 9.99 | Avoid | Pocket book titles |
| Wife or Death (1963) | 9.99 | Tightly plotted and told | Pocket book titles |
| *Kill as Directed (1963) | 9.99 | Avoid | Pocket book titles |
| The Golden Goose (1964) | 9.99 | Avoid | Pocket book titles |
| *The Four Johns (1964) | 9.99 | Avoid | Pocket book titles |
| *Blow Hot, Blow Cold (1964) | 9.99 | Complex manipulation of evidence with iron logic | Pocket book titles |
| The Last Score (1964) | 9.99 | Hard boiled | Pocket book titles |
| Beware the Young Stranger (1965) | 7.99 | No comment | Pocket book titles |
| A Room to Die in (1965) | 9.99 | Clever locked room | Pocket book titles |
| The Killer Touch (1965) | 9.99 | No comment | Pocket book titles |
| The Copper Frame (1965) | 9.99 | Better than many EQ paperback | Pocket book titles |
| The Devil's Cook (1966) | 9.99 | Poorly plotted | Pocket book titles |
| The Madman Theory (1966) | 9.99 | No comment | Pocket book titles |
| The Campus Murders (1969) | 9.99 | D rating | Troubleshooter series |
| The Black Hearts Murder (1970) | 9.99 | Plot is simple and climax awkwardly staged | Troubleshooter series |
| The Blue Movie Murders (1972) | 9.99 | Troubleshooter series | |
| Where Is Bianca (1966) | 9.99 | Flat writing & weak plotting | Tim Corrigan Series |
| Who Spies, Who Kills (1966) | 9.99 | Barely competent in plot and telling | Tim Corrigan Series |
| Why So Dead? (1966) | 9.99 | Flat writing & weak plotting | Tim Corrigan Series |
| How Goes the Murder? (1967) | 9.99 | Lack distinction in its flat writing, simple plotting | Tim Corrigan Series |
| Which Way to Die? (1967) | 9.99 | Huge advance of the first four | Tim Corrigan Series |
| What's in the Dark? (1968) | 9.99 | Surprised solution marked by strict fairness | Tim Corrigan Series |
| The Black Dog Mystery (1942) | 5.38 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Golden Eagle Mystery (1942) | 6.99 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Green Turtle Mystery (1944) | 5.38 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Red Chipmunk Mystery (1946) | 6.99 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Brown Fox Mystery (1948) | 6.99 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The White Elephant Mystery (1950) | 6.99 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Yellow Cat Mystery (1952) | 6.29 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Blue Herring Mystery (1954) | 5.38 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Purple Bird Mystery (1966) | 6.99 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Black Dog Mystery (1942) | 5.38 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Golden Eagle Mystery (1942) | 6.99 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Green Turtle Mystery (1944) | 5.38 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Red Chipmunk Mystery (1946) | 6.99 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Brown Fox Mystery (1948) | 6.99 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The White Elephant Mystery (1950) | 6.99 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Yellow Cat Mystery (1952) | 6.29 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Blue Herring Mystery (1954) | 5.38 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Mystery of Merry Magician | 6.99 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Mystery of the Vanished Victim | 6.99 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| The Purple Bird Mystery (1966) | 6.99 | Juvenile Mysteries | |
| Losers, Weepers (1966) | 9.99 | Narrative is bright and moves at fine, fast pace | Dell titles |
| Shoot the Scene (1966) | 9.99 | No comment | Dell titles |
| Kiss and Kill (1969) | 9.99 | Impossible to put down unfinished | Dell titles |
| Guess Who's Coming to Kill You? (1968) | 9.99 | Lancer Non Series | |
| A Study in Terror | 7.99 | Not what SH + EQ could have added up | Lancer Non Series |
我手頭上其實是有幾本這些偽作品， 其中一本正是 "Blow hot, blow cold" ,
因此只需要買三本就行了。 但價錢看起可不便宜， 要整九塊美金一本， 好貴！！
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