# Monte Field — The Roman Hat Mystery character guide > Monte Field in The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Field, Mr. Field, Q. Monte Field **First appearance:** 0004-the-roman-hat-mystery ## Snapshot A slick, blue-blooded schemer with a criminal past, Monte Field is found poisoned in his theatre seat, leaving behind a hat full of secrets worth killing for. ## Who they are Field's shadowy career—bucket-shop swindles, a stool-pigeon, a fortune in compromising papers—makes him the kind of victim whose death opens more doors than it closes. His valet Michaels claims to hold the originals of papers Field kept in his hat, and that claim sets off a blackmail scheme aimed at the killer. Field never appears alive on the page, yet his reputation and the contents of his hat drive every early lead the Queens pursue. ## Relationships ### [Ellery Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/ellery_queen) _professional_ Monte Field is a suspect or person of interest in the murder case, and Ellery interrogates and analyzes him. ### [Benjamin Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/benjamin_morgan) _professional_ Morgan and Field have a business or legal connection, possibly as attorney and client. ### [Richard Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/richard_queen) _professional_ Monte Field is interrogated and investigated by Inspector Queen as a suspect. ### [Stephen Barry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/stephen_barry) _professional_ Stephen Barry is likely a colleague or associate of Monte Field, possibly in the theater or legal world. ### [Ellery Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/ellery_queen) _professional_ Monte Field is a suspect or person of interest in the murder case, and Ellery interrogates and analyzes him. ### [Richard Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/richard_queen) _professional_ Monte Field is interrogated and investigated by Inspector Queen as a suspect. ### [Benjamin Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/benjamin_morgan) _professional_ Morgan and Field have a business or legal connection, possibly as attorney and client. ### [Ellery Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/ellery_queen) _professional_ Monte Field is a suspect or person of interest in the murder case, and Ellery interrogates and analyzes him. ### [Richard Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/richard_queen) _professional_ Monte Field is interrogated and investigated by Inspector Queen as a suspect. ### [Stephen Barry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/stephen_barry) _professional_ Stephen Barry is likely a colleague or associate of Monte Field, possibly in the theater or legal world. ### [Benjamin Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/benjamin_morgan) _professional_ Morgan and Field have a business or legal connection, possibly as attorney and client. ### [Stephen Barry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/stephen_barry) _professional_ Stephen Barry is likely a colleague or associate of Monte Field, possibly in the theater or legal world. ## In 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) The victim, described as an important personage. ### [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) His seat is marked with a black square on the map. ### [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) The victim, found dead in the theatre; his body lies with a black-sleeved arm over his face. ### [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) The victim, revealed to have a long criminal history as a lawyer for underworld figures, a former partner of Cohen, and the alleged mastermind of a criminal ring. ### [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) The murder victim; mentioned as having told Michaels to come for a check; his relationship with Angela Russo and his partnership with Benjamin Morgan are discussed. ### [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) The murdered lawyer; his office is searched, and his scribbled program is found among theatre sweepings, showing the number '50,000' and other marks. ### [In Which More Hats Grow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-three-xvii-in-which-more-hats-grow) The deceased; his apartment is searched for hidden blackmail papers. ### [Interlude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/part-three-interlude) The murder victim whose killing the reader is challenged to solve. ### [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations) Name appears in handwritten notes on the play program. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters/monte_field - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_roman_hat_mystery_se/characters