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 ...
Ever since my fortunate -- or shall I say unfortunate? -- connection with that famous case of murder in Gramercy Park, I have had it intimated to me by many of my friends -- and by some who were not my friends -- that no woman who had met with such s...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...
A few minutes after she becomes engaged to her one, true, love Rita witnesses a murder. And guess who is arrested! Our heroine has modern sensabilities (she's well-to-do but studied nursing to become 'useful') and she stands by her man. M...
This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1917 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. ''The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow'' is one of Green''s novels of crime and mystery. Anna Katharine Green was born in...
Violet Strange is no ordinary well-to-do young New York City debutante. Unbeknownst to family and society friends, she leads a secret life as a professional sleuth for a private detective agency. On a mission to raise money for an undisclosed proj...
Stories of murder and mayhem from the first lady of American mystery Masterpieces of Mystery is a scintillating collection of suspenseful tales from pioneering author Anna Katharine Green, one of the first female writers of detective fiction. ...
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,...
Amazingly, Anna Katharine Green turned to writing detective fiction out of desperation after her poetry failed to earn much in the way of either recognition or compensation. The Amethyst Box is a fine example of the meticulously plotted classic myste...
Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. She is credited with shaping detective f...
Anna Katharine Green was one of the earliest detective fiction writers, and some of her mysteries remain the most popular to be written by an American....
In CYNTHIA WAKEHAM'S MONEY, a young lawyer is summoned to the house of a dying woman to draw up her will. In the search for her legitimate heirs, he encounters a beautiful woman with a mysterious scar. Events then take a very sinister turn......
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....
It is a story to be read with a rush, for no one can put it down until he has found the heart of the mystery. For originality of detail and cleverness of development this book is really unusual. This is something more than a mere detective story; it ...
Anna Katharine Green was one of the earliest detective fiction writers, and some of her mysteries remain the most popular to be written by an American....
The Gray Madam' 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...
Anna Katharine Green was one of the earliest detective fiction writers, and some of her mysteries remain the most popular to be written by an American....
Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories (no doubt assisted by her lawyer father)....
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
Anna Katharine Green was one of the earliest detective fiction writers, and some of her mysteries remain the most popular to be written by an American....
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
A mystery written by acclaimed mystery author Anna Katharine Green. One of her most interesting mysteries, this explores the nature of moral weakness when confronted with violence. A young clergyman is found dead in mysterious circumstances in a disu...
Short stories written by Anna Katharine Green. This collection includes: The Old Stone House, A Memorable Night, The Black Cross, A Mysterious Case, Shall He Wed Her?...
Anna Katharine Green was one of the earliest detective fiction writers, and some of her mysteries remain the most popular to be written by an American....
Detective Stories by American bestselling author, poet and novelist Anna Katharine Green. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories.
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This early work by Anna Katharine Green was originally published in 1923. 'The Step on the Stair' is a must read for fans of one of the first American authors to write in the detective fiction genre. Anna Katharine Green was born in Brooklyn, New Yor...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
Looking for a satisfying, meticulously plotted mystery with which to while away an afternoon? Look no further than "X Y Z," a short story from one of the most influential early writers in the genre, Anna Katharine Green. Her remarkable skill ...
The significance of author Anna Katherine Green (1846-1935) upon American detective fiction cannot be underestimated. Not only was she among the first writers of the detective story in the United States but in her career she penned over 40 novels and...
Anna Katharine Green was one of the earliest detective fiction writers, and some of her mysteries remain the most popular to be written by an American....
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 O...
Published in 1895, The Doctor, his Wife, and the Clock was written by noted American crime novelist, Anna Katharine Green...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...
Settle in for a creepy read from the remarkable mind of expert mystery writer Anna Katharine Green. In "The House in the Mist," a road-weary traveler happens upon a beautiful house in the woods and, thinking it might be an inn or a lodging ho...
Anna Katharine Green was one of the earliest detective fiction writers, and some of her mysteries remain the most popular to be written by an American....
Anna Katharine Green was one of the earliest detective fiction writers, and some of her mysteries remain the most popular to be written by an American....
Anna Green was an early 20th century novelist. She was one of the first authors to write detective stories in America. Her stories are known for their well thought out plots and their legal accuracy. Although Green wrote in a genre previously dominat...
EVEN IN A POSH NEW YORK NEIGHBORHOOD, HORRIBLE THINGS CAN HAPPEN JUST NEXT DOOR... Miss Amelia Butterworth prides herself on being an observer of human nature, especially of the people she sees every day from her usual spot at her front window -- ...
When plotting a murder (figuratively speaking), the mystery writer has at hand any number of M.O.'s including such tried and true conventions as the locked room, the unbreakable alibi, the double bluff, the mistaken identity, and many others. Indeed,...