Books like The king is dead by Ellery Queen

Amelia "Amy" DeNovo enlists rookie detective Archie to uncover her unknown father’s identity while navigating a begrudging partnership with Nero Wolfe in New York’s underbelly.

Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin solve a poisoned‑candy murder involving a model and a coveted red box that stakes the detective’s own office—and his own reputation—on the outcome.

Nick and Nora Charles navigate a New York murder mystery with wit and charm, turning a hard‑boiled investigation into a sophisticated comedy of manners.

Travis McGee: The Turquoise Lament

When millionaire Otis Jarrell hires Nero Wolfe to pry open his daughter‑in‑law’s secrets, a string of murders forces Wolfe to enlist a sharp team of private investigators to outwit a cold‑blooded killer.

Travis McGee #13

AKA "And Be a Villain"

1 Trumpetbird in the Cop Car by Janwillem van de Wetering 2 Boots by Antonia Fraser 3 Old P by H.R.F. Keating 4 Eavesdropping by Ron Goulart 5 Happy Christmas by Robert Barnard 6 Drown Her on Saturday by Celia Fremlin 7 Kill before Publication by Martin Russell 8 The Film Festival Assignment by Edward D. Hoch 9 Have a Nice Death by George Baxt 10 A Little Innocent Matchmaking by Ernest Savage 11 The Question by Stanley Ellin 12 The Old Barn on the Pond by Ursula Curtiss 13 Her Heart's Home by Mary McMullen 14 The Phonograph Murder by Helen Reilly 15 The Night Calhoun was Off Duty by Thomas Walsh 16 The Missing Mortgagee by R. Austin Freeman 17 The Beauty in that House by Florence V. Mayberry 18 The Mysterious Death in Percy Street by Baroness Orczy 19 The Shop that Exchanged Evils by Lord Dunsany 20 The Neighbours by John Galsworthy 21 Who's the Blonde? by John D. MacDonald 22 In a Country Churchyard by Robert L. Fish 23 Rear Window by Cornell Woolrich

When a mysterious man is found dead in a hotel anteroom, a wealthy publisher’s social circle becomes a tangled web of secrets, jewels, and stolen stamps. Ellery Queen must untangle the bizarre clues to reveal the killer.

Ellery Queen and his father investigate the mysterious disappearance of a Greek art dealer’s will, uncovering clues tied to a strangled ex‑convict, color‑blindness, a shredded will, and a tiny typing mistake.

Theresa Graham marries into the Hardin clan, only to discover a web of family secrets, danger, and murder during their honeymoon visit. Suspense thickens as Theresa must navigate betrayal and a mysterious intruder for survival.

Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin investigate the death of Isabel Cather, while Orrie Cather, her fiance, fights to clear his name amid secrets and a murder in New York.

A literary thriller about two men living in a world of fiction, words, scenes, characters, and the New York Times bestseller list, featuring a complex plot involving deception, envy, and the power of the written word.

Nero Wolfe is called to solve the murder of a powerful government official scheduled to address a group of millionaires, a case that rattles New York’s business world.

Nero Wolfe is hired by a Nebraska businessman to locate his estranged son, who is on trial for murder, leading the detective and his assistant into a tangled web of deceit that could cost them dearly.

Nero Wolfe solves a sudden death at a charity dance when a guest of honor collapses and dies. The detective suspects murder, despite the victim’s reputation for carrying poison and feeling depressed.

In the second act of a theatre production, a blackmailer is found murdered in the back row. Inspector Queen and his son Ellery investigate, focusing on the victim’s missing top hat.