The Notting Hill Mystery

by Charles Felix, Charles Adams, George du Maurier (Illustrator), Mickey Goese (Illustrator), Douglas Bates (Editor)

Overview

The Notting Hill Mystery is considered to be the first 'Detective Novel' written in english. It contained another mystery, namely who was its author? Charles Warren Adams was only identified in 2011.
Using clues so new, they had to be explained to the reader, this book has elements not commonly found in this genre for another 60 years.
Resurrected by Audiobooks.org with updated artwork, The Notting Hill Mystery is both a reflection of 1860's life and an important look at the development of the detective novel.
Enjoy!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014383790
Publisher:	Audiobooks.org
Publication date:	05/06/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	124
File size:	8 MB

Editorial Reviews

All the paraphernalia of the 20th-century detective novel is anticipated here: maps, marriage certificates, torn bits of letter, witness statements. Told in the form of a report by the investigator, it is as much dossier as novel. As the American academic Paul Collins has written, "the book is both utterly of its time and utterly ahead of it".

The Telegraph - Jake Kerridge