cam a22 4 4500 317075802 CHVBK 20160425072956.0 111006r20121865enk 00 eng|d 978-0-7123-5859-0 pbk. (OCoLC)756167092 (IDSBB)006254385 (OCoLC)756167092 YDXCP SzZuIDS BS/BE B400 kids PR4699.F183 N68 2012 823/.8 23 Adams Charles Warren 1833-1903 (DE-588)1048498530 The Notting Hill mystery [the first detective novel] Charles Warren Adams (written under the pseudonym Charles Felix) ; [illustrated by George du Maurier] [Repr.] London The British Library 2012 xiv, 284 p. ill. Text txt rdacontent/ger ohne Hilfsmittel zu benutzen n rdamedia/ger Band nc rdacarrier/ger Compiled by Charles Felix from the papers of the late R. Henderson, Esq. 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 London : Saunders, Otley, and Co., 1865 Murder Fiction Detective and mystery stories le SzZuIDS BS/BE IDSBB 100 1- Adams Charles Warren 1833-1903 (DE-588)1048498530 BK020000 XK020000 XK020000 IDSBB B400 B400 400J5 BeM RFA 38967 NELB4001406