The Leavenworth Case published in 1878 was the first detective novel written by a woman. It sold a quarter of a million copies, and earned its author, Anna Katherine Green the title of "The Mother of the Detective Novel". It starred her series detective, Ebenezer Gryce, a low key, middle aged New York police officer. He went on to appear in many other books, along with a series of other friends, many of whom got books of their own.
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A very good mystery,
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If you are looking for free Kindle mysteries, I definitely recommend this.A murdered man. Two nieces. One inherits. One gets nothing. A very juicy secret - especially for the time. A 2nd murder. Unrequited love - the confession of the murderer is great. Strong detectives. Definitely get and well worth your time. A bit longer than many of the stories of the era.
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Great Victorian Mystery,
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Great mystery written in Victorian era--this does not read like a modern novel. I assume anyone picking up this book would realize that. But, I never felt like I was "slogging through" or forcing myself to continue to read it as I do with some novels of that era. It held my interest all the way through with the characters and plot (OK, I guessed who did the murder early on, but for some reason I usually do that with most mysteries). Just started reading Anna Katherine Green's books (and there are a lot of them available for free on Kindle :-)), but I look forward to reading the next one and the next one, etc. I will not give away any of the plot but let you know that that it is a murder mystery written mostly from the perspective of a civilian who is working with the police on the matter. Not sure how accurate that would be that the police in that era would have a civilian do a lot of the footwork (and this particular civilian), but you will see many differences between how things are done now and how they were done then. There are a few typos but nothing that you cannot figure out and not that many.
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Kept me guessing,
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The suspects keep multiplying in the death of a wealthy merchant, starting with the neices he adopted. Mr. Gryce, a shrewd and eccentric detective, gets to the bottom of the crime with the help of his «Watson», a lawyer infatuated with one of the suspects.Green's mysteries are period pieces, but she has an eye for the telling detail that makes characters like Gryce compelling. Good for fans of Christie.
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Miss Leavenworth, Eleanore Leavenworth, Mary Leavenworth, Miss Eleanore, Henry Clavering, New York, Hoffman House, Trueman Harwell, Amy Belden, Hannah Chester, Henry Ritchie Clavering, Horatio Leavenworth, Mamma Hubbard, Fifth Avenue, James Harwell, Misses Leavenworth, Mss Leavenworth, Thirty-seventh Street, Timothy Cook, Ebenezer Gryce, Portland Place New!
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Miss Leavenworth, Eleanore Leavenworth, Mary Leavenworth, Miss Eleanore, Henry Clavering, New York, Hoffman House, Trueman Harwell, Amy Belden, Hannah Chester, Henry Ritchie Clavering, Horatio Leavenworth, Mamma Hubbard, Fifth Avenue, James Harwell, Misses Leavenworth, Mss Leavenworth, Thirty-seventh Street, Timothy Cook, Ebenezer Gryce, Portland Place New!
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- The Web of Iniquity: Early Detective Fiction by American Women by Catherine Ross Nickerson on 23 pages
- That Affair Next Door and Lost Man's Lane by Anna Katharine Green on 4 pages
- That Affair Next Door and Lost Man's Lane by Anna Katharine Green on 4 pages
- One of My Sons by Anna Katharine Green in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Masculine Woman in America, 1890-1935 by Laura L. Behling on page 75, and Back Matter
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