The Notting Hill Mystery - Couverture souple

Adams, Charles Warren

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1464204802 ISBN 13 : 9781464204807

Editeur : Poisoned Pen Press, 2015

Synopsis

The Notting Hill Mystery was first published between 1862 and 1863 as an eight-part serial in the magazine Once a Week. Widely acknowledged as the first detective novel, the story is told by insurance investigator Ralph Henderson, who is building a case against the sinister Baron R--, who is suspected of murdering his wife. Henderson descends into a maze of intrigue including a diabolical mesmerist, kidnapping by gypsies, slow-poisoners, a rich uncle's will and three murders. Presented in the form of diary entries, letters, chemical analysis reports, interviews with witnesses and a crime scene map, the novel displays innovative techniques that would not become common features of detective fiction until the 1920s.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

CHARLES WARREN ADAMS was a journalist, traveller, lawyer and sole proprietor of the firm Saunders, Otley & Co, which published Once a Week, the magazine in which The Notting Hill Mystery was first published.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Poisoned Pen Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1464204802
• ISBN 13: 9781464204807
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible