The Roman Hat Mystery
by Ellery Queen
“A theater full of witnesses, a dead man in his seat, and a missing hat that holds the key to murder.”
When a ruthless lawyer is found dead in a packed Broadway theater, amateur sleuth Ellery Queen and his inspector father must navigate a sea of suspects to find the killer. The only clue is a missing silk hat, leading the duo into a brilliant game of logic where the culprit is hiding in plain sight.
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