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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...
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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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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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First published in 1890, "A Matter of Millions" is a detective novel written by American novelist Anna Katharine Green. The story revolves around a dying man who, having no living relatives, leaves his fortune to someone who resembles the woman whom he loved. The sixth book in Green's detective series featuring Mr. Gryce, "A Matter of Millions" is a riveting tale of mystery and intrigue not to be missed by fans of classic detective fiction. Anna Katharine...
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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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"Behind Closed Doors" is an 1888 detective novel written by American novelist Anna Katharine Green. The fifth book in Green's detective series featuring Mr. Gryce, "Behind Closed Doors" is a riveting tale of mystery and intrigue not to be missed by fans of classic detective fiction and collectors of Green's sensational work. Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935) was an American novelist and poet. Among the first writers of detective fiction in America,...
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"The Circular Study" is a 1900 detective novel by Anne Katherine Green. The story revolves around a cryptic message received by Detective Gryce that takes him to a quiet house in up-market New York City where he discovers a dead body laid out delicately in the study. With an apparently insane, deaf, and dumb butler and a bird in a cage as the only witnesses, Gryce must employ the aid of Miss Amelia Butterworth to uncover the mystery of this heinous...
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New York detective Mr. Gryce employs the aid of Miss Amelia Butterworth to unravel the mystery of multiple disappearances on a particular stretch of country road. The ninth book in Green's detective series featuring Mr. Gryce and the second featuring Miss. Butterworth, "Lost Man's Lane" is a riveting murder mystery not to be missed by fans of classic detective fiction. Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935) was an American novelist and poet. Among the...
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