The Roman Hat Mystery Author:Ellery Queen Following no hackneyed formula, this mystery offers a fool-proof plot of fascinating complexity, a theatrically romantic setting, and a most ingenious deductive patten that is plausible, gripping throughout, and wholly original in weave. The essential clue is a missing silk tophat. On the surface it appears to be of minor significance, yet abo... more »ut this elusive thread the entire amazing tale revolves. Every fact necessary to the solution is given; yet we cahllemge the most ardent amature criminologists to deduce the startling denouement.« less