Trent's Last Case (Dover Classic Mysteries) [Paperback]

E. C. Bentley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Classic Mysteries | Publication Date: July 11, 1997

Masterwork of the genre features detective Philip Trent in a case involving the murder of millionaire American financier Sigsbee Manderson, slain while on holiday in England. Trent matches wits with Scotland Yard's Inspector Murth. "One of the few genuine classics of detective fiction." — The New York Times.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Simon Vance is a prolific and popular audiobook narrator and actor with several hundred audiobooks to his credit. An Audie(R) Award-winner, Vance was recently named "The Voice of Choice" by "Booklist" magazine.

--This text refers to the MP3 CD edition.

From AudioFile

This classic murder mystery is pure English delight--both as written and read. This, the author's first, was written in 1912 and still is fascinating today. Trent, a freelance reporter and investigator who has given up his detective work, is lured back by his editor to investigate the mysterious death of a wealthy English baron. What he finds out, however, is never printed. Christopher Kay captures each moment as his Shakespearean voice moves from scene to scene. The listener is transported to turn-of-century England and learns little by little who and what caused the death of the powerful, vicious financier. Once immersed in this classic whodunit, you won't want to return to the present. A.L.H. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; First edition (July 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486296873
• ISBN-13: 978-0486296876
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #574,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware the Kessinger Publishing edition!, September 27, 2006

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P. Gallay (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trent's Last Case (Paperback)

This is a wonderful story -- I highly recommend it. HOWEVER, beware of the edition published by Kessinger. It is apparently an unedited, unproofread and minimally (if at all) formatted direct printout of the open source copy available on Gutenberg.org. (This was verified by comparing the typos in the two versions. They're identical.) It appears that what this outfit does is downloads/copies/cuts-and-pastes the text file, converts it to a proportional font, and prints it as is. Superficially, the result looks respectable enough, until you start to read the thing. First, there's the book's odd format -- 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches -- about the size and shape of, say, your child's math workbook. It's awkward to handle and the simple mechanics of reading becomes an unpleasant chore. The text is properly single spaced, however there's a double space between each paragraph. This brings the eye up short and makes your brain involuntarily expect some sort of climax.

At the end of each PARAGRAPH, mind you.

Imagine a page or two of dialogue.

Talk about interrupting...

...the flow.

In short, this is a very annoying publication, made more so by the fact that there's nothing on the Amazon page or the publisher's web site to indicate the nature of this product. It goes a long way toward spoiling what should be the unalloyed pleasure of this terrific classic mystery. Buy a good used copy instead.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, old-fashioned mystery, July 13, 2000

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C. Woelke (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trent's Last Case (Oxford Popular Fiction) (Paperback)

This is a wonderful, old-fashioned book, where the language is complex and clever, and honorable people recognize other people of honor at a glance. The plausible (and implausible) explanations of the mystery are intriguing. It's a lot of fun!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best., June 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Trent's Last Case (Oxford Popular Fiction) (Paperback)

A stupendous mystery; one of the best I have ever read. Fans of Christie or Chesterton will thoroughly enjoy it. To say more might give something away, so I will not.