The Notting Hill Mystery is a crime novel first published in 1862. The author is unknown, but it is widely believed to have been written by Charles Warren Adams, who published the novel under the pseudonym of Charles Felix. The novel is notable for being one of the first examples of the detective fiction genre and for its use of innovative techniques such as witness statements and expert testimony. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.