When the Wall Street giant Sigsbee Manderson is found dead, the local newspaper sends in Philip Trent, its favorite contract journalist/amateur detective, to investigate and report on the case. Trent encounters a paucity of facts on the ground, but the ones he does find leads him to a conclusion he's unsure of how to handle.E. C. Bentley was a close friend of G. K. Chesterton, to whom he dedicated this book (in response to Chesterton's dedicating The Man Who Was Thursday t...

When the Wall Street giant Sigsbee Manderson is found dead, the local newspaper sends in Philip Trent, its favorite contract journalist/amateur detective, to investigate and report on the case. Trent encounters a paucity of facts on the ground, but the ones he does find leads him to a conclusion he's unsure of how to handle.E. C. Bentley was a close friend of G. K. Chesterton, to whom he dedicated this book (in response to Chesterton's dedicating The Man Who Was Thursday t...

“Another gripping novel from Classic Detective Presents”…Trent's Last Case is a detective novel written by E.C. Bentley and first published in 1913. Its central character reappeared subsequently in the novel Trent's Own Case (1936) and the short-story collection Trent Intervenes (1938).Trent's Last Case is actually the first novel in which gentleman sleuth Philip Trent appears. The novel is a whodunit with a place in detective fiction history because it is the first major s...

CALL "M" FOR MURDER assembles an extraordinarily capacious archive of crime writing, spanning foundational detective puzzles, sensational thrillers, police investigations, espionage tales, locked-room enigmas, and studies in psychological menace. Its 885 narratives trace the genre's movement from Gothic uncertainty and urban sensation toward the formal intricacies of the classic whodunit. Memorable modes—including the brilliant amateur sleuth, the criminal mastermind, the procedural inquir...

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The story features Philip Trent, a talented and unconventional artist who also works as an amateur detective. Trent is called upon to investigate a complex murder case involving the death of a wealthy financier, Sigsbee Manderson. The case initially appears straightforward, with all evidence pointing to Manderson's wife as the prime suspect. However, as Trent delves deeper into the investigation, he uncovers a web of deceit, hidden motives, and surprising twists that challenge his deductiv...

The story follows the investigation of a mysterious and dangerous criminal organization known as the "Black League" by the protagonist, Philip Trent, who is a private investigator. The title, "The Woman in Black," refers to a key figure in the organization who plays a significant role in the plot.E. C. Bentley was a British author known for his detective fiction, particularly his creation of Philip Trent, one of the early examples of the amateur sleuth in detective literature. "The Woman i...

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Trent's Last Case (1913) is a landmark detective novel that both inhabits and gently subverts the conventions of the early "Golden Age" mystery. Its plot follows Philip Trent, artist-journalist and amateur sleuth, as he investigates the apparent murder of the American financier Sigsbee Manderson. Bentley combines lucid plotting with urbane wit, psychological nuance, and a distinctive skepticism toward infallible detection. The result is a work that anticipates later, more self-conscious cr...