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Against the police conclusions, he suspects the assumed suicide is really a murder, and becomes highly interested in the young widow and the dead mans private secretary. While trent doesnt measure up to griffiths other surviving vehicles, it does provide him with a suitable farewell role and a nicely staged final scene. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit. Katie gibboney, jc guan, maire rhode, redabrus in english. Admired by bensons contemporaries, sayers, christie and others, this book often tops the list of favourites in their own genre by his fellow. Kate art, detective, dorothy l sayers, e c bentley, edwardian, humour, literary history, margery allingham, middlebrow, passion and secrets, political. Librivox recording of trent s last case, by edmund clerihew bentley. Trent s last case audiobook by edmund clerihew bentley 1875 1956 this is one of a series of ec bentley novels featuring the highly erudite artist qua reporter detective, philip trent. Librivox recording of trents last case, by edmund clerihew bentley. It may sound odd enough to start a series from a case that shall be the last one in the sleuths career.