The Odd Man

June, 1971

The Odd Manthere were three solutions to the narc murder case: all different, yet all the sameOne of the unique encounters in the short and happy history of The Puzzle Club began, as so many interesting things do, in the most ordinary way. That is to say, 7:30 of that Wednesday evening found Ellery in the foyer of Syres' Park Avenue penthouse aerie, pressing the bell button, having the door opened for him by a butler who had obviously been inspired by Jeeves and being conducted into the grand-sc...