The King is Dead

Ellery Queen and his father discover a baffling murder on a private island Ellery Queen and his father are meandering through breakfast when their apartment is invaded. Without making a sound, 2 men appear in the Queens{u2019} living room, guns drawn, and proceed to search the place. When they{u2019}re done, a 3rd man follows: a paunchy little professor-type who happens to be the brother of a king. King Bendigo doesn{u2019}t rule a country, but his control of the international arms trade has made him one of the richest men in the world. It{u2019}s not surprising that somebody wants him dead. Bendigo{u2019}s brother comes to the Queens to ask them to save the tycoon{u2019}s life{u2014}but they fail. The king is found dead in a hermetically sealed room, a bullet lodged in his heart. The murder is impossible to solve{u2014}that is, for anyone but Ellery Queen