The Roman Hat Mystery
Murder Mystery ClassicBy Ellery Queen
Length10h 55m
About this audiobook
The Roman Hat Mystery, the first novel featuring the iconic detective Ellery Queen, opens with a baffling murder that disturbs a night at a busy Broadway theater. The victim is found in his seat, but a crucial piece of evidence – his missing top hat – sets the stage for an intricate investigation. With an unrivaled knack for logical deduction, Ellery Queen and his father, Inspector Richard Queen, begin unearthing disturbing details hidden beneath the victim's glamorous façade, exposing deceptions that blur the line between high society and underworld dealings. As cryptic clues pile up, so do the suspects, each harboring secrets that threaten to reshape the entire investigation. Melding the atmosphere of 1920s Manhattan with the tension of a classic whodunit, The Roman Hat Mystery presents readers with a puzzle as sly as it is sophisticated. Step into the labyrinth of Ellery Queen's detection, where every detail truly matters.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length10 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Roman Hat Mystery
2FOREWORD
3PART ONE
41 In Which Are Introduced a Theatre Audience and a Corpse
52 In Which One Queen Works and Another Queen Watches
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63 In Which A ‘Parson’ Came To Grief
74 In Which Many Are Called And Two Are Chosen
85 In Which Inspector Queen Conducts Some Legal Conversations
96 In Which the District Attorney Turns Biographer
107 The Queens Take Stock
11PART TWO
128 In Which the Queens Meet Mr. Field’s Very Best Friend
139 In Which the Mysterious Mr. Michaels Appears
1410 In Which Mr. Field’s Tophats Begin to Assume Proportions
1511 In Which the Past Casts a Shadow
1612 In Which the Queens Invade Society
1713 Queen to Queen
18PART THREE
1914 In Which the Hat Grows
2015 In Which an Accusation Is Made
2116 In Which the Queens Go to the Theatre
2217 In Which More Hats Grow
2318 Stalemate
24INTERLUDE: IN WHICH THE READER’S ATTENTION IS RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED
25PART FOUR
2619 In Which Inspector Queen Conducts More Legal Conversations
2720 In Which Mr. Michaels Writes a Lecture
2821 In Which Inspector Queen Makes a Capture
2922 — and Explains
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