The Origin of Evil

Having escaped New York with the hopes of finishing his latestmystery novel in peace in Los Angeles, Ellery Queen is shocked when a knock onhis door lands him right in the middle of yet another mystery.
Leander Hill, a prominent Hollywood jeweler, recently died ofa heart attack after receiving a package containing a dead dog, a sight thatliterally frightened him to death. Hill's daughter is convinced the act was premeditatedmurder and enlists Queen's help to catch the killer. Now Queen must harness allof his skills to prevail over this unscrupulous mind.