Roman Hat Mystery
Ellery Queen
Play
Length 10 h 35 min
Chapters 22
First published 1929
A disreputable lawyer is discovered dead by poisoning during the performance of a play in New York City. Not only that, despite being sold out, the body is surrounded by empty seats. Plus his top hat is missing. Inspector Richard Queen of the Homicide Squad is called-in to solve the case, along with his mystery writer son, Ellery. First in the Ellery Queen mystery novel series. - Summary by The Narrator
Chapters
1
Foreword Read by Mark Nelson 15:24
2
Chapter 2 - In Which One Queen Works and Another Queen Watches Read by Mark Nelson 32:37
3
Chapter 3 - In Which a "Parson" Comes to Grief Read by Mark Nelson 34:23
4
Chapter 4 - In Which Many Are Called and Two Are Chosen Read by Mark Nelson 16:30
5
Chapter 5 - In Which Inspector Quinn Conducts Some Legal Conversations Read by Mark Nelson 45:40
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Chapter 6 - In Which the District Attorney Turns Biographer Read by Mark Nelson 21:34
7
Chapter 7 - The Queens Take Stock Read by Mark Nelson 24:41
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Chapter 8 - In Which the Queens Meet Mr. Field's Very Best Friend Read by Mark Nelson 36:44
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Chapter 9 - In Which the Mysterious Mr. Michaels Appears Read by Mark Nelson 15:14
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Chapter 10 - In Which Mr. Field's Tophats Begin to Assume Proportions Read by Mark Nelson 25:36
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Chapter 11 - In Which the Past Casts a Shadow Read by Mark Nelson 27:07
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Chapter 12 - In Which the Queens Invade Society Read by Mark Nelson 31:44
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Chapter 13 - Queen to Queen Read by Mark Nelson 41:48
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Chapter 14 - In Which the Hat Grows Read by Mark Nelson 32:48
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Chapter 15 - In Which an Accusation Is Made Read by Mark Nelson 23:42
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Chapter 16 - In Which the Queens Go to the Theater Read by Mark Nelson 26:44
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Chapter 17 - In Which More Hats Grow Read by Mark Nelson 42:05
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Chapter 18 - Stalemate Read by Mark Nelson 18:11
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Chapter 19 - In Which Inspector Queen Conducts More Legal Conversations Read by Mark Nelson 24:02
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Chapter 20 - In Which Mr. Michaels Writes a Letter Read by Mark Nelson 7:55
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Chapter 21 - In Which Inspector Queen Makes a Capture -- Read by Mark Nelson 9:29
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Chapter 22 - --And Explains Read by Mark Nelson 1:03:54
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