The Dragon's Teeth/Calamity Town

Description for THE DRAGON'S TEETH/CALAMITY TOWN by Ellery Queen:

THE DRAGON'S TEETH:

AKA 'The Virgin Heiresses'.

Eccentric multimillionaire Cadmus Cole hires Ellery Queen to investigate a case but won't say what it is. When Cole dies mysteriously at sea, Queen and his partner, Beau Rummell, must navigate a thicket of complications that includes a $50 million legacy, two beautiful, avaricious women vying for it, and even a phony Ellery Queen.

CALAMITY TOWN:

Looking for trouble, Ellery Queen descends on a small town

At the tail end of the long summer of 1940, there is nowhere in the country more charming than Wrightsville. The Depression has abated, and for the first time in years the city is booming. There is hope in Wrightsville, but Ellery Queen has come looking for death.