The D. Case or The Truth About the Mystery of Edwin Drood

by Carlo Fruttero

First published 1992

In Rome, the world's greatest detectives gather to untangle the mystery at the heart of Charles Dickens's unfinished final novel. Lew Archer, Father Brown, Sherlock Holmes, and others must sift through clues, red herrings, and literary lore to uncover the truth. As the investigation heats up, the stakes rise - not just for the characters in Dickens's work, but for the sleuths themselves. In the end, this offbeat satire poses a deeper question: can the power of fiction ever be fully contained?

Genres: satire, literary-fiction, mystery, detective

Vibes: offbeat, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: amateur-sleuth, offbeat

Setting: Rome, Italy

587 pages · Hardcover · Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

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