The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Modern Library Classics) 9780812980455

The final, unfinished novel of Charles Dickens that is in many ways his most intriguing??a gripping, haunting masterpiece that foreshadows the detective stories of Conan Doyle and the nightmarish novels of Kafka.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a highly atmospheric tale of murder. Central to the plot is John Jasper: in public he is a man of integrity and benevolence; in private he is an opium addict. And while seeming to smile on the engagement of his nephew, Edwin Drood, he is, in fact, consumed by jealousy, driven to terrify the boy??s fianc??e and to plot the murder of Edwin himself.