The Roman Hat Mystery: A Problem in Deduction

“My very revered father, I am beginning to think that - Well, there’s little peace in this world for a quiet book-loving man.””

— Ellery Queen

“Money’s the root of all evil,” retorted the Inspector with a grin. Ellery’s tone did not change. “Not only the root, Dad”

— Ellery Queen

“For remember always the maxim: He who would know right must first know wrong!””

— Ellery Queen

“And naturally we wish to preserve a stately ignito, Panzer – dislike adulation of the crowd and that sort of thing.””

— Ellery Queen

“because a man is always a fool until he is made to realize the extent of his folly,””

— Ellery Queen

“is the peculiar gift of the truly great detective that he can apply to the inexorable rules of logic three catalyzers: an abnormal observation of events, a knowledge of the human mind and an insight into the human heart.””

— Ellery Queen

“Ellery Queen was here probably paraphrasing the Shakespearian quotation: “O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.””

— Ellery Queen

“O wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee Death.”*””

— Ellery Queen

“He who would know right must first know wrong!””

— Ellery Queen