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This classic mystery by one of the first female authors of detective novels has influenced the writing of Agatha Christie and thrilled generations of avid readers Everett Raymond is a junior partner in the firm of Veeley, Carr & Raymond, attorneys and counselors at law. When Mr. Horatio Leavenworth, a very old and wealthy client, is found murdered, Everett finds himself entangled in the case. Leavenworth has been inexplicably shot while sitting at...
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"The Woman in the Alcove" is a 1906 detective novel by American novelist and poet Anna Katharine Green (1846—1935). Among the first writers of detective fiction in America, she is considered to be the "mother" of the genre for her legally-accurate and well-thought-out plots. The Second book in Green's detective series featuring Caleb Sweetwater, "The Woman in the Alcove" is a riveting tale of mystery and intrigue not to be missed by fans of classic...
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The search for a missing child uncovers a wealthy family's darkest secrets in this 1905 mystery by the author of The Circular Study.
On the morning of August 18, six-year-old heiress Gwendolen Ocumpaugh went missing from her family's Hudson Valley estate. Now her parents are offering a fortune to anyone who can locate her, dead or alive. The distressing announcement causes a stir across New York, but it is a welcome opportunity for struggling private...
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An intriguing mystery from the start. A girl dies in a museum, shot in the heart by an arrow from one of the displays. It is such a mystery that it takes Bryce and Stillwater days of painstaking work to find the clues. When they believe they have discovered who did such a thing, they do not trust their own instincts. So many questions that must be answered to the finest detail because if they are wrong it would be a great public embarrassment. Bryce...
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Initials Only' is one of Green's novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, Green produced her first and best-known...
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Miss Saunders, a discreet domestic spy of some kind, is hired by Mayor Packard to look after his unaccountably abstracted wife whilst he goes out of town for a fortnight. The house the couple have been renting during the mayor's election push is reputed to be haunted. Its past contains the story of a death and a lost fortune, while recent tenants have left in a hurry after reporting strange disturbances. (Goodreads)
7) Agatha Webb
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In this elegant drama, Anna Katharine Green, one of the greatest mystery writers of all time, weaves a narrative with her usual consummate skill, and portrays her characters with exceptional sympathy. On the New England seacoast, not far from Boston, lies a staid, picturesque village called Sutherlandtown. In these tranquil surroundings, Agatha Webb and her servant are found murdered. The task of unraveling the mystery begins at once, and suspicion...
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1895 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Doctor, His Wife, and the Clock' is one of Green's novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, Green produced...
9) Dark Hollow
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In a small town shrouded in secrets a woman seeks to find the truth behind a terrible injustice in this classic mystery from "the mother of the detective novel"A mysterious veiled woman slips into the home of the secretive Judge Ostrander in the town of Shelby. The people of the town rush after her to protect their respected judge, but in the confusion and furor that follow, a servant of the house dies. In the solemn atmosphere succeeding this drama,...
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"X Y Z: A Detective Story" is an 1883 detective novella by American novelist and poet Anna Katharine Green (1846—1935). Among the first writers of detective fiction in America, she is considered to be the "mother" of the genre for her legally-accurate and well-thought-out plots. A Government agent is assigned a case involving counterfeiting, but ends up head first in an active criminal investigation, with many twists along the way and accidently...
11) Hand and Ring
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1883 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Hand and Ring' is one of Green's novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, Green produced her first and best-known...
12) The Mill Mystery
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1886 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Mill Mystery' is one of Green's novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, Green produced her first and best-known...
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A day after closing down the Whispering Pines country club house for winter break, the narrator is surprised to see what looks like smoke emanating from the building's chimney. Upon investigating, he witnesses his sister's fiancé flee the building crying and, upstairs, finds her dead body. The third book in Green's detective series featuring Caleb Sweetwater, "The House of the Whispering Pines" is a riveting page-turner brimming with intrigue not...
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1900 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'A Difficult Problem' is one of Green's short stories of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, Green produced her first...
15) The Bronze Hand
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published at the turn of the 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Bronze Hand' is one of Green's novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, Green produced...
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1880 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'A Strange Disappearance' is one of Green's novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, Green produced her first...
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published at the turn of the 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Staircase at the Heart's Delight' is one of Green's novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain...
18) X Y Z
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1883 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'X Y Z' is one of Green's novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, Green produced her first and best-known novel,...
20) Room Number 3
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published at the turn of the 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Room Number 3' is one of Green's novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1846. She aspired to be a writer from a young age, and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson during her late teens. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, Green produced...
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