Anna Katharine Green
Published: 2013-12-07
Total Pages: 298
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The Leavenworth Case (First published 1878) By Anna Katharine Green Millionaire Horatio Leavenworth is murdered in his library while review a book he intended to publish. He died from a bullet wound to the back of the head - shot with his own pistol - indicating that he may not have turned when his assassin entered the room. Detective Ebenezer Gryce has a theory: Leavenworth likely knew his assailant and felt he had nothing to fear. Possibly, but was it an ambush? Did the death have anything to do with Leavenworth's nieces, only one of whom will inherit the family fortune. Or, it does it have more to do with Mr Clavering, the English gentleman who appears to be stalking the girls. And what has become of Hannah, the Irish maid who disappeared the night of the murder? This is a sensational and entertaining romp, and one of the first of many detective novels in Green's "Mr. Gryce" series. TITLE: The Leavenworth Case AUTHOR: Anna Katharine Green GENRE: Murder, mystery, detective