title: Double, Double (Ellery Queen novel)
text: # Double, Double (Ellery Queen novel)
  
  Double, Double (also published as The Case of the Seven Murders) is a novel that was published in 1949 by Ellery Queen. It is a mystery novel set in the imaginary New England town of Wrightsville, US.
  
  ## Plot summary
  
  Ellery Queen investigates a series of murders that seem to be related by an old rhyme: "Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief, ...."
  
  ## Literary significance and criticism
  
  "The last full-fledged Wrightsville novel is as usual strong on characterizations. But some of the deductions made from the clues seem more speculative than logical."
  
  ## Footnotes
  
  * ↑ A Website on Ellery Queen
  