Author: Ellery Queen Year: 1929 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Detective
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ISBNs: 9780451084705 9781497695184 0451084705 149769518X |
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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.
This book is part of the "Ellery Queen Detective" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Queens Full" First published in 1960 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Finishing Stroke" First published in 1958 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Scarlet Letters" First published in 1953 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Double, Double" First published in 1950 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Cat of Many Tails" First published in 1949 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Calamity Town" First published in 1942 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Dragon's Teeth" First published in 1939 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Four of Hearts" First published in 1938 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Devil to Pay" First published in 1937 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Halfway House" First published in 1936 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Door Between" First published in 1936 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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