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Trent's Last Case
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerClassic Fiction
ISBN13: 9781026051924
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Trent's Last Case is a cornerstone of detective fiction that revitalized the mystery genre with its wit, humanity, and ingenious plotting. When the ruthless American multi-millionaire Sigsbee Manderson is found murdered at his English estate, the brilliant amateur artist and sleuth Philip Trent is dispatched to investigate. What begins as a straightforward inquiry into a complex crime soon evolves into a sophisticated narrative that challenges the conventions of the traditional whodunit.
E. C. Bentley introduces a protagonist who is refreshingly fallible, marking a significant departure from the infallible detectives of the Victorian era. As Trent navigates a web of passion, motive, and conflicting evidence, he finds himself grappling not only with the logic of the crime but also with his own emotional involvement. The novel is celebrated for its elegant prose, its clever subversion of genre tropes, and its role in ushering in the Golden Age of detective fiction. Trent's Last Case remains a compelling and influential work, offering readers a masterful blend of suspense and psychological depth.
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