Reading The Big Bow Mystery | Alexandria
Read The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill. Solving an impossible locked-room murder thrilled readers in 1892 and still baffles today. The Big Bow Mystery pioneered the "impossible crime" genre with a victim found dead in a sealed room - but the solution reveals chilling truths about human nature and deception. Its genius twist overturned assumptions about detective fiction and inspired countless imitators.