
Tom Sawyer, Detective
by Mark Twain · 1897
FictionTom Sawyer (Fictitious character)American AuthorsBiographyMystery and detective storiesDetective and mystery storiesBoysHumorous stories
Tom Sawyer, Detective follows Twain's popular novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer Abroad. In this novel, Tom turns detective, trying to solve a murder. Twain plays with and celebrates the detective novel, wildly popular at the time. This novel, like the others, is told through the first-person narrative of Huck Finn.
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Book data: Open Library