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1) 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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"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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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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"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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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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