Title: The Notting Hill mystery : [the first detective novel] /
Authors: Felix, Charles, 1833-1903.; Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896.
Publisher: The British Library,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Murder Fiction
Abstract: 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.