VINTAGE CLASSICS : THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD PB B – CHARLES DICKENS-MATTHEW PEARL

Dickens s hypnotic storytelling and fantastic characterisation…even in its incomplete form, this remains a gripping and troubling masterpiece Sunday Express The story of the fate of Edwin Drood is a mystery within a mystery. When young Edwin disappears after dinner on Christmas Eve and his watch and chain are later found in the nearby river, everyone suspects foul play. Could one of Edwin s acquaintances have murdered him – and, if so, what could their motive be? And how does this shocking event in a quiet cathedral town connect to the opium dens of London? Tragically, the mystery is destined never to be truly solved, as Dickens died before he could finish this novel – all that is left are the clues that can be found in the completed chapters. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MATTHEW PEARL