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This ingeniously constructed mystery is one of American author Anna Katharine Green's most acclaimed tales. A distraught woman solicits the assistance of a private investigator, telling him that her husband has gone missing and has been reported as dead. But she also received a note from him — two days after he supposedly met his maker. Can this vexing case be cracked?
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-77659-867-0

Celebrated as one of the most important early female writers of detective fiction, Anna Katherine Green was lauded for her meticulous plotting and attention to detail. In this classic mystery novel, Agatha Webb and a household servant are found dead. Detective Caleb Sweetwater works to untangle the plot that involves blackmail, family secrets, and murder.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-266-2

Delve into the depths of psychological suspense in this gripping mystery from Anna Katharine Green, author of The Leavenworth Case. An innkeeper is detained, tried and ultimately executed for a horrifying murder. Many years later, a mysterious woman pays a visit to the judge who presided over the case, identifying herself as the wife of the executed prisoner—and insisting that he was wrongfully convicted. Will she be able to produce proof to back up her claim?
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-77659-869-4

American author Anna Katharine Green helped to originate the classic detective story, publishing her first works a full ten years before Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes tales hit the shelves in England. This collection brings together a diverse array of Green's mystery and detective stories.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-77659-855-7

American author Anna Katharine Green is credited with being an enormously influential figure in the development of the detective, mystery and crime genre. One of her chief strengths is her accurate depictions of the complex machinery of the American legal system, which comes into play in this suspenseful novel dealing with a short-lived marriage and a contested inheritance.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-77659-873-1

Dive in to this gripping mystery from Brooklyn-born author Anna Katharine Green. Credited as one of the originators of the genre of detective fiction, Green's ability to concoct intricate plots that leave even the most careful reader guessing until the very end is on full display in the novel The Filigree Ball.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-77659-863-2

Early detective novelist Anna Katharine Green was a unique writer in several respects, including the fact that many of the detectives featured in her novels are women. In The Mill Mystery, protagonist Constance Sterling takes on the seemingly impossible task of uncovering the true culprits behind the drowning death of a popular young pastor who is believed to have killed himself.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-069-9

American author Anna Katharine Green was one of the foremost practitioners of the classic mystery. In this pulse-pounding page-turner, famed detective Ebenezer Gryce is investigating the apparent drownings of a number of the city's most prominent figures. But why do all of the clues point toward a seedy drinking establishment known as The Heart's Delight?
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-77659-853-3

Against all odds, Rita Van Ardsdale has landed the man of her dreams and is blissfully in love. But her shot at happily ever after seems to be fading when her fiance is accused of murder. It falls to Rita to crack the case and clear her beloved's name. Is she up to the task?
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-77659-847-2