A corpse in a top hat leads Dr. Gideon Fell to a killer with a sick sense of humor in this mystery by the celebrated author of Hag’s Nook. At the hand of an outrageous prankster, top hats are going missing all over London, snatched from the heads of some of the city’s most powerful people―but is the hat thief the same as the person responsible for stealing a lost story by Edgar Allan Poe, the manuscript of which has just disappeared from the collection of Sir William Bitton? Unlike the manuscript, the hats don’t stay stolen for long, each one reappearing in unexpected and conspicuous places shortly after being taken: on the top of a Trafalgar Square statue, hanging from a Scotland Yard lamppost, and now, in the foggy depths of the Tower of London, on the head of a corpse with a crossbow bolt through the heart. Amateur detective and lexicographer Dr. Gideon Fell is on the case, and when the dead man is identified as the nephew of the collector, he discovers that the connections underlying the bizarre and puzzling crimes may be more intimate than initially expected . . . Reprinted for the first time in thirty years, the second novel in the Dr. Gideon Fell series, which need not be read in any order, finds the iconic character investigating one of the most extraordinary murders of his career. A baffling whodunnit with menace at every turn, The Mad Hatter Mystery proves that Carr is the “unexcelled master of creepy erudition, swift-moving excitement and suspense through atmosphere” (New York Times). “Every sentence gives a thrill of positive pleasure. [The Mad Hatter Mystery] is the most attractive mystery I have read for a long time.”―Dorothy Sayers

Hats are disappearing right off the heads of Gotham citizens, and the Mad Hatter and his gang are responsible. Can Batman stop the Mad Hatter's plan to steal the capstone from Gotham's new monument? Full color.

Billionaire BRUCE WAYNE and his teenage sidekick, TIM DRAKE, have tickets to a new Alice in Wonderland movie. Unfortunately, JERVIS TETCH, also known as the MAD HATTER, has infiltrated the theater and installed his micro-circuitry into the 3-D glasses. When the movie begins, dozens of GOTHAM teens are brainwashed! That night, TIM and the other teens awake, rush to the MAD HATTER'S lair, and receive instructions to rob the city's jewelry stores. They obey the demands, but soon run into BATMAN! The DARK KNIGHT must follow the teens, stop the MAD HATTER, and save the BOY WONDER from Wonderland.

All types of hats are disappearing right off the heads of Gotham citizens -- from police officer hats and garbage worker hats to bicycle helmets and ice-cream caps. Who's responsible? It's the Mad Hatter, one of the city's worst villains, and his gang of Wonderland thieves! Can Batman solve the mystery of the stolen hats and stop the Mad Hatter's plan to steal the capstone from Gotham's new monument? This Level 3 Scholastic Reader is packed with action and illustrated with gripping and colorful comic-book style artwork throughout.

In Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice called this the stupidest party she had ever attended. She was bombarded with riddles, and the Cheshire Cat was awakened violently from nap after nap by the March Hare and the Hatter. It's madness

What if Alice returned to Wonderland as an adult? Alice has been searching for the entrance of Wonderland ever since she returned to England. When she finds it, she immediately falls into the arms of her long-lost love, the Mad Hatter. The Mad Hatter almost doesn’t believe that Alice is truly back in his arms, but now that he has her again, he never wants to let go. Excerpt: “Are you sure about this, Alice?” he asked, caressing my hair. “I don’t think I can give you my body as well as my heart, knowing you will leave me again.” “I won’t leave you. Trust me. I’m here to stay with you forever. Your mind, body, and heart are safe with me,” I said, cupping his cheek and caressing his lips. “We’re both mad here,” he said with a smile. “I’m afraid so. But you and I both know that only the best people are.” The Mad Hatter kissed me, and I sighed happily against his mouth. We were together in his house in Wonderland and I could finally be with someone who understood me. Our tongues touched, and I loved his taste filling me. I moved my hips until I was grinding against him, feeling him harden underneath me. He groaned into the kiss, his hands grabbing my hips. --------- Reader advisory: This story contains explicit sex scenes between two consenting adults. The Mad Hatter is a 3k word, steamy, hot, erotic, Alice in Wonderland, Fairytale Retelling, short story. Explicit sex scenes, standalone, no cheating or cliffhangers. ----------