Dear Miss Marple, As you know, my reading of Ada is different. I don't read it as a detective novel. Alexey
Dear Alexey,
Perhaps you're right to say Ada is not a detective novel. But when reading Nabokov I find it useful to wear a pair of skeptical spectacles. Some game is usually afoot. It behooves the reader to be wary. As you may know, my favorite photo of the author is this one ....