The Notting Hill Mystery - (British Library Crime Classics) by Charles Adams (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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', 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>The Notting Hill Mystery</i> was first published between 1862 and 1863 as an eight-part serial in the magazine <i>Once a Week</i>. 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.</p> <p>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The book is both utterly of its time and utterly ahead of it."--<b><i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><strong>CHARLES WARREN ADAMS</strong> was a journalist, traveller, lawyer and sole proprietor of the firm Saunders, Otley & Co, which published <em>Once a Week</em>, the magazine in which <em>The Notting Hill Mystery</em> was first published.</p>
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