E. C. Bentley

De poco le servirá su poder al temido magnate estadounidense Sigsbee Manderson cuando el jardinero de su finca en la campiña inglesa lo encuentre muerto de un disparo... El pintor y detective aficionado Philip Trent, que sigue con entusiasmo el caso a través de los periódicos, descubre con su atenta lectura algunos detalles del crimen que parecen habérsele pasado por alto a las autoridades: ¿por qué no llevaba la víctima su dentadura postiza? ¿Y cómo es que su joven y bella viuda parece tan aliviada por la tragedia? A pesar de lo descabellado de algunos de sus razonamientos y de un inesperado interés romántico, la apasionada entrega de Trent al arte de la deducción conseguirá desvelar lo que nadie esperaba que alguien como él fuese capaz de encontrar: la verdad. La obra maestra de Bentley, fruto del hartazgo que causaba en él la infalibilidad de Sherlock Holmes, marcó el comienzo de la modernidad en el género con un memorable protagonista cuyo encanto reside, precisamente, en su capacidad para reírse de sus propios errores, mientras avanza con jovialidad por una de las más ingeniosas tramas que el lector pueda recordar.

«Para recomendar este libro basta con decir que Trent en pequeñas dosis es, como mínimo, igual de bueno que Trent en sus versiones más largas».  Saturday Review of LiteratureEn 1938, el novelista E.

Quizá por casualidad o por obra del destino, el artista y detective aficionado Philip Trent se ve envuelto en la muerte del filántropo James Randolph, pues tras recibir el encargo de pintar su retrato, ha sido la ultima persona, aparte del asesino, en verlo con vida. Pero este es solo uno de los varios hilos que conectan a Trent con el suceso: su querido inspector Bligh esta a cargo del caso y, ademas, otro viejo amigo suyo lo deja perplejo al confesarse culpable del crimen. La desaparicion de una actriz y otros dos asesinatos añadiran aun mas misterio a un laberinto de elaboradas intrigas que pondran a prueba las capacidades deductivas del siempre inquieto y perspicaz protagonista.Hubo que aguardar veintitres años desde la aparicion de El ultimo caso de Philip Trent (1913), uno de los clasicos de la ficcion detectivesca mas famosos de todos los tiempos, para que esta segunda novela de Bentley, escrita en colaboracion con H. Warner Allen, viera la luz. La espera, sin duda alguna, merecio sobradamente la pena.

The second novel from the celebrated author of one of the most famous mystery classics ever written, Trent's Last Case.James Randolph is murdered early one evening and his body is found a few hours later. When the police arrive they discover that Randolph's safe has been ransacked and discarded wrapping paper litters his bedroom floor.Perhaps by chance or perhaps by design, Trent seems to have been the last person, other than the murderer, to see Randolph alive. But this is only one aspect amongst many which connect Trent with the murder and stimulate his interest: his friend Inspector Bligh is the detective in charge of the investigation, and then a long-time friend readily and perplexingly confesses his guilt. As much as he respects the abilities of Inspector Bligh, Trent's personal knowledge has him doubting the confession and intent on finding the truth.

Twelve stories from the celebrated author of one of the most famous mystery classics ever written, Trent's Last Case.Philip Trent is an artist, a journalist, and an urbane unraveller of highly problematical crimes. Here the unshakable sleuth appears in twelve tales of misadventure, where the crimes that he investigates range from fraud and embezzlement to criminal assault and murder, yet they all succumb to his adept methods even if the criminal sometimes escapes.Trent Intervenes affirms Bentley's reputation as an author of the first rank and displays his ability to write equally well in the short story form.

Written in reaction to what Bentley perceived as the sterility and artificiality of the detective fiction of his day, Trent's Last Case features Philip Trent, an all-too-human detective who not only falls in love with the chief suspect but reaches a brilliant conclusion that is totally wrong.Trent's Last Case begins when millionaire American financier Sigsbee Manderson is murdered while on holiday in England. A London newspaper sends Trent to investigate, and he is soon matching wits with Scotland Yard's Inspector Murth as they probe ever deeper in search of a solution to a mystery filled with odd, mysterious twists and turns.Called by Agatha Christie "one of the best detective stories ever written," Trent's Last Case delights with its flesh-and-blood characters, its naturalness and easy humor, and its style, which, as Dorothy Sayers has noted, "ranges from a vividly coloured rhetoric to a delicate and ironical literary fancy."

Written in reaction to what Bentley perceived as the sterility and artificiality of the detective fiction of his day, Trent's Last Case features Philip Trent, an all-too-human detective who not only falls in love with the chief suspect but reaches a brilliant conclusion that is totally wrong.Trent's Last Case begins when millionaire American financier Sigsbee Manderson is murdered while on holiday in England. A London newspaper sends Trent to investigate, and he is soon matching wits with Scotland Yard's Inspector Murth as they probe ever deeper in search of a solution to a mystery filled with odd, mysterious twists and turns.

welve stories from the celebrated author of one of the most famous mystery classics ever written, Trent's Last Case.Philip Trent is an artist, a journalist, and an urbane unraveller of highly problematical crimes. Here the unshakable sleuth appears in twelve tales of misadventure, where the crimes that he investigates range from fraud and embezzlement to criminal assault and murder, yet they all succumb to his adept methods even if the criminal sometimes escapes.

The second novel from the celebrated author of one of the most famous mystery classics ever written, Trent's Last Case.James Randolph is murdered early one evening and his body is found a few hours later. When the police arrive they discover that Randolph's safe has been ransacked and discarded wrapping paper litters his bedroom floor.Perhaps by chance or perhaps by design, Trent seems to have been the last person, other than the murderer, to see Randolph alive. But this is only one aspect amongst many which connect Trent with the murder and stimulate his interest: his friend Inspector Bligh is the detective in charge of the investigation, and then a long-time friend readily and perplexingly confesses his guilt. As much as he respects the abilities of Inspector Bligh, Trent's personal knowledge has him doubting the confession and intent on finding the truth....

Quizá por casualidad o por obra del destino, el artista y detective aficionado Philip Trent se ve envuelto en la muerte del filántropo James Randolph, pues tras recibir el encargo de pintar su retrato, ha sido la ultima persona, aparte del asesino, en verlo con vida. Pero este es solo uno de los varios hilos que conectan a Trent con el suceso: su querido inspector Bligh esta a cargo del caso y, ademas, otro viejo amigo suyo lo deja perplejo al confesarse culpable del crimen. La desaparicion de una actriz y otros dos asesinatos añadiran aun mas misterio a un laberinto de elaboradas intrigas que pondran a prueba las capacidades deductivas del siempre inquieto y perspicaz protagonista.Hubo que aguardar veintitres años desde la aparicion de El ultimo caso de Philip Trent (1913), uno de los clasicos de la ficcion detectivesca mas famosos de todos los tiempos, para que esta segunda novela de Bentley, escrita en colaboracion con H. Warner Allen, viera la luz. La espera, sin duda alguna, merecio sobradamente la pena.

«Una verdadera obra maestra. Estoy segura de que es la única historia detectivesca de este siglo que pasará a la posteridad como un clásico». DOROTHY L. SAYERS«Una de las tres mejores novelas de de

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