The very word Taxes sends shivers up spines. Yet, very few realize the tremendous impact that taxation has had on civilization. The author changes that in this fascinating history.
Charles Warren Adams Boeken
Deze auteur wordt nu erkend als de maker van de eerste volledige detective roman in het Engels. Zijn stilistische meesterschap ligt in het opbouwen van spanning en ingewikkelde plots die lezers blijven boeien. Het werk duikt in de psychologie van de personages en onderzoekt de aard van gerechtigheid door middel van meeslepende verhalen.
Widely acknowledged as the first detective novel, the story is told by insurance investigator Ralph Henderson, who is building a case against the sinister Baron 'R___', suspected of murdering his wife. Henderson descends into a maze of intrigue including a diabolical mesmerist, kidnapping by gypsies, slow-poisoners, a rich uncle's will and three murders.