The Roman Hat Mystery

I enjoyed this book very well. I hadn't read an Ellery Queen book for 15 years and it took me a full month to read this particular beauty. The mystery is engrossing. In the preface the authors whet your appetite by telling you that the criminal has a remarkable mind. That's kind of a tall order to l......more

Es la primera lectura que hago de Ellery Queen. Me ha gustado aunque me esperaba más. El inspector Richard Queen y su hijo, Ellery, escritor de novelas de detectives, deben desentrañar el asesinato del abogado Monte Field. El método deductivo que usan los protagonistas no está mal y quiere ser simila......more

My goodness the a lot of people reviewing this know very little about the golden age of detective fiction or indeed, history. Firstly, no chit there is a lot about a hat in it. For that young lady who did not understand why they focused on it so much - everyone wore hats in that era, a missing hat w......more

A man is found dead in a theatre during a play and the police are called in. Inspector Richard Queen shows up with his son Ellery, and thus begins the story of the first Ellery Queen novel. The plot starkly brings out its setting in the 1920s since the mystery basically hinges around a missing top h......more

My first Ellery Queen book and thoroughly enjoyable. The narrator is best heard at 1.1 speed. First published in 1929, this book is naturally dated in some of its social attitudes, particularly with respect to the Queens' servant. It does not bother me, but others may disagree. Queen's books are neat......more