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  • THE STEP ON THE STAIR
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    THE STEP ON THE STAIR
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    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 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...

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  • THE LEAVENWORTH CASE
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    THE LEAVENWORTH CASE
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    The Leavenworth Case (1878), subtitled A Lawyer's Story, is an American detective novel and the first novel by Anna Katharine Green. Set in New York City, it concerns the murder of a retired merchant, Horatio Leavenworth, in his New York mansion. The popular novel introduced the detective Ebenezer Gryce, and was influential in the development of the detective novel. In her auto...

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  • THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR
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    THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    High-society spinster Amelia Butterworth, a sharp-eyed inveterate busybody, notices some strange going-ons next door. The Van Burnams are in Europe, so why are a young man and lady entering the house? Miss Butterworth soon gets the police — and herself — involved in what turns out to be murder. (Goodreads) ...

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  • X Y Z, A DETECTIVE STORY
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    X Y Z, A DETECTIVE STORY
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    This unnamed government agent is in pursuit of a lead on a counterfeiting case when he stumbled headlong into a crime in progress! He steps into the very shoes of the person being framed for the crime, with some interesting results. (Amazon) ...

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  • 7 TO 12 A DETECTIVE STORY
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    7 TO 12 A DETECTIVE STORY
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    In 7 to 12 the theft of a valuable diamond necklace is reported to the police. Investigation reveals that the circumstances of the crime are not as they first appear as the dark secrets of a wealthy family come to light. ...

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  • THE MYSTERY OF THE HASTY ARROW
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    THE MYSTERY OF THE HASTY ARROW
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    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 ...

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  • A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE
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    A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    A young woman has disappeared from a fifth avenue home. The bachelor owner, Mr Holman Blake, says he knows nothing of her. But the housekeeper Mrs Daniel is worried and goes to the police. Q finds blood on the windowsill and the girl has not taken the time to pack. It seems clear that she left unwillingly. But why go over the roof when she could have walked out the servant door...

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  • THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES, A STORY OF NEW YORK LIFE
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    THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES, A STORY OF NEW YORK LIFE
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    A young pianist falls in love with a rich banker's sixteen year old daughter after she requests to meet him in mildly mysterious circumstances. Her father will only let her marry someone with lots of money and, would you know it, hates music. The pianist decides to stop tickling the ivories and become a rich banker too. One of detective fiction master Anna Katharine Green's ear...

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  • THE GOLDEN SLIPPER, AND OTHER PROBLEMS FOR VIOLET STRANGE
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    THE GOLDEN SLIPPER, AND OTHER PROBLEMS FOR VIOLET STRANGE
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    Violet Strange is a one of New York's most popular socialites, but she leads an unusual double life. When not attending high-class soirées, she spends her time as a private investigator, delving into the underbelly of New York to solve a variety of mysteries ranging from high-profile theft to a dubious murder-suicide within the aristocracy—without ever revealing her true identi...

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  • THE CIRCULAR STUDY
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    THE CIRCULAR STUDY
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    The reclusive owner of a distinguished house is discovered stabbed to death in the circular study at the heart of that house. The only other occupants are a deaf-and-dumb butler and a caged starling that can parrot occasional words it hears. Aided by some of Amelia's insights but more especially by an ambitious young cop, who displays exemplary enterprise and deductive skills, ...

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  • THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR
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    THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    "This inaugural volume in the Library of Congress Crime Classics series, featuring the first woman sleuth in a series, is a must for genre buffs."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) From the "mother of detective novel" and the first book unearthed in exclusive partnership with the Library of Congress, That Affair Next Door follows Miss Amelia Butterworth, an inquisitive single ...

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  • THE LEAVENWORTH CASE
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    THE LEAVENWORTH CASE
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    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 entangl...

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  • MASTERPIECES OF MYSTERY
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    MASTERPIECES OF MYSTERY
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    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.   Tantalizingly tangled plots and unpredictable revelations abound: A young housewife left home alone on Christmas Eve worries about the ...

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  • THE GOLDEN SLIPPER
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    THE GOLDEN SLIPPER
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    A daring debutante solves the crimes of upper-crust Manhattan in this groundbreaking story collection from the queen of American mystery Violet Strange has a secret. A vivacious socialite, she is one of the most sought-after women in New York—as a private investigator. Between well-heeled excursions to the opera and fabulous dinner parties, Violet uses her lively charms to inve...

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  • HAND AND RING
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    HAND AND RING
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    A classic detective story of murder and punishment by one of America’s finest mystery writers In a small New York town, the local legal professionals are discussing the nature of crime. Breaking the law, they conclude, does not pay in modern society, as the criminal will undoubtedly be caught. A mysterious hunchbacked stranger approaches the group to interject. “The smart ones ...

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  • THE FILIGREE BALL
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    THE FILIGREE BALL
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    A police detective investigates a death in a historic Washington, DC, mansion in this novel whose author “revolutionized mystery fiction” (The New York Times). For two weeks Washington has been abuzz with talk about what happened at the Moore house. The historic old building, dating back to colonial times, has long been a subject of unease as the site of multiple deaths. But pr...

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  • THE HOUSE IN THE MIST
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    THE HOUSE IN THE MIST
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    A traveler’s mistake leads him into a web of resentment and revenge in this chilling novella by the acclaimed author of The Leavenworth Case. One night in early-twentieth-century Pennsylvania, a wanderer happens upon a well-lit house. Thinking he’s chanced upon a tavern, he begins to inquire about food and lodging, only to become confused when he’s told that he’s the first to a...

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  • THE HOUSE OF THE WHISPERING PINES
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    THE HOUSE OF THE WHISPERING PINES
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    A New York detective tries to untangle family secrets, a love triangle, and a chilling murder in this blend of mystery and courtroom drama.   A well-liked young woman has been found murdered at the Whispering Pines, an elegant country club that’s closed for the season. Was the perpetrator her ne’er-do-well brother? Her fiancé, who recently changed his mind about which sister he...

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  • THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR
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    THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    This classic whodunit by the nineteenth-century author of The Leavenworth Case introduces the original spinster sleuth: Amelia Butterworth. Living alone in the moneyed Manhattan neighborhood of Gramercy Park, Amelia Butterworth is happy to keep to herself. But awakened one night by the sound of a horse-drawn cab outside her mansion, she spies a curious couple entering a home sh...

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  • A DIFFICULT PROBLEM
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    A DIFFICULT PROBLEM
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    A collection of six short mystery and crime stories by the author of The Leavenworth Case. Known as “the mother of the detective novel,” Anna Katharine Green invented many of the genre’s most enduring characteristics. In this collection she masterfully combines an American sensibility with well-crafted, legally accurate plotlines. Set in Baltimore just before the Civil War, “Th...

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  • THE WOMAN IN THE ALCOVE
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    THE WOMAN IN THE ALCOVE
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    When a New York high society party ends in murder, a young woman must clear her new fiancé’s name, in this 1905 mystery by a detective fiction pioneer. Having grown up an orphan, Miss Rita Van Arsdale never expected a life of glamour and romance. But when she is invited to an elegant party—she finds herself surrounded by New York City’s crème de la crème—and falling in love wit...

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  • THE MILLIONAIRE BABY
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    THE MILLIONAIRE BABY
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    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 st...

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  • A MATTER OF MILLIONS
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    A MATTER OF MILLIONS
    ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
    In this Victorian–era mystery, a New York detective must uncover a plot with millions of dollars and many lives at stake. A dying man is determined to leave his wealth to someone worthy. With no known relatives—he wants it to go to a woman who resembles the one he once loved—a woman who may not even exist. Meanwhile, across New York City, young women are being murdered. They ha...

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