"Around 'The mystery of Edwin Drood' a whole literature has grown up. Famous men have racked their brains to answer the puzzle which Dickens left behind him when he died. Every word of the uncompleted story has been minutely studied." -N. Y. Times [1922] "The investigator of the mystery is Mr. Carden. and by the very title of his book. 'The murder of Edwin Drood.' he reveals his position on one aspect of the problem. He starts with the assumption that Edwin Drood was actually murdered and by his sub-title, 'Recounted by John Jasper.' indicates that he has no doubt as to the identity of the murderer. The entire substance of the story may be found in the introduction by Mr. Matz. in the author's preface. and in a series of appendices dealing with certain phases of the plot and some of its secondary problems." -Boston Transcript [1922]