The Notting Hill mystery / Charles Warren Adams.
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TextPublisher: Leicester [England] : Thorpe, 2021Edition: Large print editionDescription: 210 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781444846997Subject(s): Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction | Insurance investigators -- Fiction | London (England) -- FictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery fiction. | Large type books. Summary: Widely acknowledged as the first detective novel, this story is narrated by insurance investigator Ralph Henderson, who is building a case against the sinister Baron "R**", suspected of murdering his wife in order to obtain significant life insurance payments. 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, family letters, chemical analysis reports and interviews with witnesses, the novel displays innovative techniques that would not become common features of detective fiction until the 1920s.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Large Print | F ADA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111077485678 |
Widely acknowledged as the first detective novel, this story is narrated by insurance investigator Ralph Henderson, who is building a case against the sinister Baron "R**", suspected of murdering his wife in order to obtain significant life insurance payments. 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, family letters, chemical analysis reports and interviews with witnesses, the novel displays innovative techniques that would not become common features of detective fiction until the 1920s.
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