The Roman Hat Mystery

novel by Ellery Queen
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Summary

The Roman Hat Mystery is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (481 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Frederic Dannay[3], Manfred B. Lee[4]
  • Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes[5], Gollancz[6]
  • Genre: whodunit[7], mystery fiction[8], detective fiction[9]
  • Followed by: The French Powder Mystery[10]
  • Part of the series: Ellery Queen[11]
  • Place of publication: New York City[12], London[13]
  • Commons category: The Roman Hat Mystery.[14]
  • Language of work or name: English[15]
  • Country of origin: United States[16]
  • Publication date: 1929[17], August 16, 1929[18]
  • Has edition or translation: The Roman Hat Mystery[19]
  • Narrative location: New York City[20]
  • Title: The Roman Hat Mystery[21]
  • Subtitle: A Problem in Deduction[22]
  • Form of creative work: novel[23]

Why It Matters

The Roman Hat Mystery has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → b2bebf1b-2b5a-47d8-8061-c114ae9832a4
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'it', 'ja', 'ru', 'sv', 'ur']
    Sitelink count → 10
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Frederic Dannay, Manfred B. Lee
    Narrative location → New York City
    Genre → whodunit, mystery fiction, detective fiction
    Form of creative work → novel
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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