num_pages: 239
description: A fine silk custom top-hat is missing from a crooked lawyer who was poisoned by lead alcohol in the Roman theater at the close of the second act 9:55 pm. Inspector Richard Q sneezing snuff; a thin multi-faced small Old Man; and the Inspector's large writer son Ellery puffing cigarettes investigate. They start with maps of theater the victim's bedroom and a list of names appended with flavorful commentary: the finder of the body is cranially a brachycephalic and Dolly a lady of reputation. The flavor of 1929 costume and culture with evening attire de rigeur and hip flasks full of bootleg liquor.
language: English
title: The Roman Hat Mystery
publisher: Signet