What was Charles Dickens' last book?

The Mystery of Edwin Drood. The Mystery of Edwin Drood was the fifteenth novel of Charles Dickens. Dickens was only halfway finished with the book when he died. ... Dickens arranged a farewell tour and gave his last reading in March of 1870. read more

The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Dickens was about midway through writing the novel when he died in 1870. The result of that is that whenever it is performed on stage or film, the producers have to take a guess at who the murderer is. read more

Charles Dickens's last published novel was Our Mutual Friend. He was working on a murder mystery, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, when he died in 1870. It was intended to be published in 12 monthly installments and the first six were published between April and September 1870. read more