Trent's Last Case: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Trent's Last Case is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Bentley, E. C. (Edmund Clerihew) (1875–1956).
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"Trent's Last Case" by E. C. Bentley is a detective novel published in 1913. When wealthy American plutocrat Sigsbee Manderson is found shot dead at his English country estate, artist and amateur detective Philip Trent investigates the mysterious circumstances. But this groundbreaking whodunit subverts genre conventions: Trent falls in love with a prime suspect and, despite meticulously gathering evidence, draws completely wrong conclusions. The novel revolutionized detective fiction by offering the first major send-up of the genre itself.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Trent's Last Case
- Author credits: Bentley, E. C. (Edmund Clerihew) (1875–1956)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Detective and mystery stories
- Trent, Philip (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
- Category: Novels
- Detective Fiction
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