The Devil to Pay Author:Ellery Queen This air-tight mystery plesents a blonde and exotic actress, Winni Moon, and her scented chimpanzee; a murder which became a managing wditor's dream; Pink, an athlete from Flatbush, Brooklyn; Solly Spaeth, an unethical financier from NewYork.
And Ellery Queen is literally King in "The Devil to Pay", when he masquerades as Hilary "Scoop" King.