Charles Dickens died before completing this novel. The main plot concerns the disappearance of Edwin Drood and the suspicion that he has been murdered. The novel also depicts a dark underworld and the uneasy and violent fantasies of its inhabitants, especially that of the menacing Jasper.

Charles Dickens died before completing this novel. The main plot concerns the disappearance of Edwin Drood and the suspicion that he has been murdered. The novel also depicts a dark underworld and the uneasy and violent fantasies of its inhabitants, especially that of the menacing Jasper.