Inspector Queen, now retired, got married. Thanks to his wife, finds himself entangled in a curious case that tests his sleuthing skills. The promise of earning one thousand U.S. dollars before, and after several thousand, six pushes people to stay for a few weeks in the house of brass, the home of an elderly millionaire would-be very strange. The gloomy atmosphere of the ruined palace is accentuated by the massive use of brass to cover furniture, furnishings and more. Ellery
does not appear, except in the last pages, where the Queen and the Inspector must draw on its own. Unlike what I expected, this situation does not play in its favor: despite propose different interpretations of the mystery, they are regularly removed by new evidence or the testimony of the other characters. And in the end Ellery find the solution. Partial solution which remains a part of the mystery, in fact, not answered, except for some speculation.
The plot is well constructed, and the atmosphere is exciting, but I have no love for the finale. I expected different answers to the questions that arise during the novel, and above all I was expecting an Inspector Queen outlined in another way.
In general, in my opinion, a book is acceptable, certainly not excelled.
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