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The very first detective story, with Inspector Pail the model of the literary detective—Bleak House is equally a literary classic and a classic of crime The case of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce—a challenge over a huge fortune left with a miser who perished intestate—has entertained the Court of Chancery for a long time. When Lady Dedlock faints upon realizing the handwriting in another of the files regarding the situation, her menacing lawyer, Tulkinghorn, instantly thinks a hidden key, and a chance for blackmail—but he's playing a risky game, and is soon found dead: a target of homicide. It's down seriously to Detective Inspector Pail to resolve the puzzle.