"Death from a Top Hat (1938) is a locked-room mystery novel written by Clayton Rawson. It is the first of four mysteries featuring The Great Merlini, a stage magician and Rawson's favorite protagonist.In a poll of 17 detective story writers and reviewers, this novel was voted as the seventh best locked room mystery of all time."@en . . . "N/A" . . . . "Death From a Top Hat"@en . . . "240"^^ . .