&quot;The Mystery of Edwin Drood&quot; is an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens, published posthumously in 1870. Only 6 of the 12 projected parts had been completed by the time of Dickens&rsquo;s death.<br />Although Dickens had included touches of the gothic and horrific in his earlier works, &quot;The Mystery of Edwin Drood&quot; was his only true mystery story. He left few clues as to how he intended to end the work, and the solution itself remains a mystery.<br /><br />Edwin Drood is the ward of Jack Jasper, the choirmaster of Cloisterham and an outwardly respectable opium addict. Jasper secretly loves Drood&rsquo;s fianc&eacute;e, Rosa Bud. Drood and Rosa no longer love each other and break their engagement. Drood disappears soon thereafter. Neville Landless, also in love with Rosa, is arrested for Drood&rsquo;s murder but is released when no body is found. Jasper confesses his love to Rosa and threatens to incriminate Neville unless she returns his love. Datchery, a stranger, arrives, shadowing and vexing Jasper...<br /><br />(<i>Source: britannica.com</i>)