"When six oddly assorted people answer an invitation to an isolated mansion lured by the promise of fabulous wealth, they are trapped into playing parts in a monstrous joke - the joke of a twisted, brilliant mind - a joke whose punch line is murder."@en
"Lured by the promise of fabulous wealth, six men and women arrive at the mansion of the aged millionare Hendrik Brass, but they've been enticed into a joke with a punch line of murder. Ellery Queen and his father, the Inspector, investigate."
"Inspector Richard Queen and his new wife engage in a manor house mystery Ellery Queen is vacationing in Istanbul when he learns that his aging father, the retired police inspector Richard Queen, is getting married. The world-famous sleuth rushes home to congratulate the happy couple and enjoy the unique experience of giving his father away to the bride. The honeymoon over, Richard and his new wife return home to find an envelope containing a 100 bill and half of a 1,000 bill-a down payment for one of the most puzzling cases the Queen men will ever encounter. Accompanying the money is a lette."@en
"The six men and women all arrived at the isolated Brass mansion, lured by the promise of fabulous wealth. But from the moment the doors swung shut behind them, they knew they were part of a monstrous joke - whose punch line was murder."@en