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In the quaint English seaside village of St. Loo, a chilling murder disrupts the calm. Sigsbee Manderson, a powerful yet unpopular financial tycoon, is found dead just steps from his own home. As journalist-turned-detective Philip Trent arrives to cover the story for a London newspaper, he quickly realizes this case is far from ordinary. With a cast of intriguing characters and hidden motives, Trent must navigate the complexities of wealth, power, and betrayal to uncover the truth. Will he solve the mystery before the pressure mounts? Join Trent on a gripping journey filled with twists, as he ...

Trent's Last Case (US title The Woman in Black) is actually the first novel in which gentleman sleuth Philip Trent appears. The novel is a whodunit whose unique place in the history of detective fiction is because it is at the same time the first major send-up of that very genre: Not only does Trent fall in love with one of the primary suspects — usually considered a no-no — he also, after painstakingly collecting all the evidence, draws all the wrong conclusions. Convinced that he has tracked down the murderer of a business tycoon who was shot in his mansion, he is told by the real ...

This is one of a series of EC Bentley novels featuring the highly erudite artist qua reporter / detective, Philip Trent. In it, Trent is sent to a charming English seaside village to cover the murder of Sigsbee Manderson for a large London newspaper. The victim is an unpopular and extremely powerful financial tycoon, who is murdered virtually within sight of his own house, at a time when it seems impossible that anyone there – to say nothing of all of its more than half dozen inhabitants – could have failed to see or hear the crime being committed. As Trent pokes around, attention is ...

Dive into one of EC Bentleys thrilling novels as you follow the astute reporter and detective, Philip Trent. Sent to a picturesque English seaside village, Trent investigates the murder of the formidable tycoon, Sigsbee Manderson. The crime, committed under seemingly impossible circumstances, leaves the village in shock. As Trent delves deeper, the complicated relationship between Manderson and his widow, Margaret, takes center stage, especially as Trent himself falls for the beautiful widow. However, he cant shake off the suspicion that she might be involved in the crime. The plot keeps ...