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Before Raymond Chandler, before Dorothy Sayers or Agatha Christie, there was Metta Fuller Victor, the first American author—man or woman—of a full-length detective novel. This novel, The Dead Letter, is presented here along with another of Victor's mysteries, The Figure Eight. Both written in the 1860s and published under the name Seeley Regester, these novels show how—by combining conventions of the mystery form first developed by Edgar Allan Poe with those of the domestic novel—Victor pioneered the domestic detective story and paved the way for generations of writers to follow.
In The Dead Letter, Henry Moreland is killed by a single stab to the back. Against a background of post–Civil War politics, Richard Redfield, a young attorney, helps Burton, a legendary New York City detective, unravel the crime. In The Figure Eight, Joe Meredith undertakes a series of adventures and assumes a number of disguises to solve the mystery of the murder of his uncle and regain the lost fortune of his angelic cousin.
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robert sucku
reviewed The dead letter, and The figure eight on June 20, 2012
The dead letter
I found these two novels, the first full-length American detective novels, enjoyable and the mysteries interesting. Both books were similar in character development. I found "The Dead Letter" puzzle more intriguing. The manners and romantic aspects of the period (1860s) made interesting reading.
I may have noted before, I do not to give much information about the story in my "reviews". Why repeat the story descriptions that are found in the blurbs? I tend to read as little as possible of a book's dust cover. I want it to be a surprise. If the first two or three sentences of the blurb grabs my interest I will try the book.
I do not give much info in my reviews. This comes from my dislike of book reports in school. I always thought those reports which were to offer the descriptions of characters, the plot, motives, locations, author's reason for penning the book, etc., gave away all the elements of the story. After reading my poorly written synopsis of the book, why would anyone want to read it? The surprise has been dashed. (Besides being mangled by my writing.) I could read many more books if I just read the blurbs and reviews. Like television adverts I avoid reviews and most of the dust cover blurb. Surprise and mystery are two of the many spices of life.
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