# The Roman Hat Mystery — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/dedication.md): The author expresses gratitude to Professor Alexander Goettler, Chief Toxicologist of the City of New York, for his assistance in the preparation of the story.
- [Lexicon of Persons Connected with the Investigation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/lexicon-of-persons-connected-with-the-investigation.md): A reference list of all individuals involved in the Monte Field murder case, provided by Ellery Queen for the reader's convenience to track characters who may become significant in the solution of the crime.
- [Explanation for the Map of the Roman Theatre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/explanation-for-the-map-of-the-roman-theatre.md): This chapter presents a detailed map of the Roman Theatre, drawn by Ellery Queen, labeling key locations such as actors' dressing-rooms, seats of various individuals (Frances Ives-Pope, Benjamin Morgan, Monte Field, Pars
- [The Roman Hat Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/the-roman-hat-mystery.md): The chapter opens with a quote from Tamaka Hiero's 'A Thousand Leaves,' comparing the policeman's duty to that of the fool-bird who persists despite danger, emphasizing thoroughness in investigation.
- [I: In Which Are Introduced a Theatre-Audience and a Corpse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-one-i-in-which-are-introduced-a-theatre-audience-and-a-corpse.md): On a rainy September evening, the Roman Theatre is packed for the crime drama 'Gunplay'. During the second act, a commotion arises at the rear; a policeman discovers a dead man (later identified as Monte Field) and detai

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- [In Which One Queen Works and Another Queen Watches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-one-ii-in-which-one-queen-works-and-another-queen-watches.md)
- [In Which a “Parson” Comes to Grief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-one-iii-in-which-a-parson-comes-to-grief.md)
- [IV: In Which Many Are Called and Two Are Chosen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-one-iv-in-which-many-are-called-and-two-are-chosen.md)
- [In Which Inspector Queen Conducts Some Legal Conversations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-one-v-in-which-inspector-queen-conducts-some-legal-conversations.md)
- [In Which the District Attorney Turns Biographer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-one-vi-in-which-the-district-attorney-turns-biographer.md)
- [The Queens Take Stock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-one-vii-the-queens-take-stock.md)
- [In Which the Queens Meet Mr. Field's Very Best Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-two-viii-in-which-the-queens-meet-mr-field-s-very-best-friend.md)
- [In Which the Mysterious Mr. Michaels Appears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-two-ix-in-which-the-mysterious-mr-michaels-appears.md)
- [In Which Mr. Field's Tophats Begin to Assume Proportions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-two-x-in-which-mr-field-s-tophats-begin-to-assume-proportions.md)
- [In Which the Past Casts a Shadow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-two-xi-in-which-the-past-casts-a-shadow.md)
- [In Which the Queens Invade Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-two-xii-in-which-the-queens-invade-society.md)
- [Queen to Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-two-xiii-queen-to-queen.md)
- [In Which the Hat Grows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-three-xiv-in-which-the-hat-grows.md)
- [XV: In Which an Accusation Is Made](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-three-xv-in-which-an-accusation-is-made.md)
- [In Which the Queens Go to the Theatre](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-three-xvi-in-which-the-queens-go-to-the-theatre.md)
- [In Which More Hats Grow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-three-xvii-in-which-more-hats-grow.md)
- [XVIII: Stalemate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-three-xviii-stalemate.md)
- [Interlude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-three-interlude.md)
- [In Which Inspector Queen Conducts More Legal Conversations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-four-xix-in-which-inspector-queen-conducts-more-legal-conversations.md)
- [XX: In Which Mr. Michaels Writes a Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-four-xx-in-which-mr-michaels-writes-a-letter.md)
- [XXI: In Which Inspector Queen Makes a Capture—](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-four-xxi-in-which-inspector-queen-makes-a-capture.md)
- [XXII: —and Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-four-xxii-and-explains.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/endnotes.md)
- [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations.md)

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