Green (1846–1935), whose smooth prose remains fresh, makes Gryce an interesting enough character to leave fans of traditional whodunits eager to see more of the detective in reissues of his further exploits.
Everett Raymond, a junior partner in a New York law firm that had Leavenworth as a client, teams with unassuming official investigator Ebenezer Gryce to seek the truth. Suspicion thus falls on members of the household, specifically the dead man's nieces, Mary and Eleanore, only one of whom stands to benefit from their uncle's death. Gryce Mysteries) Kindle Edition by Anna Katharine Green (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 232 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 2.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Gryce 1: Leavenworth Case the leavenworth case is the first novel of anna katharine green, an american poet and novelist, who was one of the first. When someone shoots Horatio Leavenworth, a wealthy retired merchant, through the head in his library late one night, the evidence at the inquest indicates that no one could have left the victim's locked Manhattan mansion before the discovery of the body the next morning. , this atmospheric and suspenseful mystery well deserves a modern audience.
This is one of the best detective stories you will ever hear.First published in 1878, nine years before the debut of Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet
The story plot twists and turns leaving the reader uncertain as to the identity of the murderer until the very end. Indeed, it was the first novel by Anna Katharine Green who came to be known as 'the mother of the detective novel', and 'The Leavenworth Case' was cited by Agatha Christie as an influence on her own fiction.
The Leavenworth Case is a gripping detective novel set in New York, and is one of the first detective fiction novels to be written by a female. Download cover art Download CD case insert The Leavenworth Case (Version 2) The Leavenworth Case is the first novel of Anna Katharine Green, an American poet and novelist, who was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America, and distinguished herself for writing well plotted, accurate legal thrillers.
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