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| Author | Ellery Queen |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Ellery Queen mysteries |
| Genre | Mystery, Whodunnit |
| Publisher | Little, Brown (US) Gollancz (UK) |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Origin of Evil |
| Followed by | The Scarlet Letters |
The King Is Dead is a mystery novel by American authors Manfred Lee and Frederic Dannay, writing as Ellery Queen. Published in 1952, it is set primarily on a fictional island, but also partly in Wrightsville, a fictional small town in the northeastern United States that figures in several Queen stories.