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Masterpieces of Mystery

by Anna Katharine Green
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Stories of murder and mayhem from the first lady of American mystery
Masterpieces of Mystery is a scintillating collection of suspenseful tales from pioneering author Anna Katharine Green, one of the first female writers of detective fiction.

Tantalizingly tangled plots and unpredictable revelations abound: A young housewife left home alone on Christmas Eve worries about the threat of robbery when a stranger knocks at her door; a daughter checks in to Three Forks Tavern with her mother, only to awaken to find her mother missing and declared dead in the nearby woods; a valuable jewel is stolen at a society ball filled with duplicitous debutantes and dashing gentlemen; and a specter that haunts the apartment of a husband and wife, which may be a good spirit or a harbinger of doom.

This collection includes the classic stories "Room No. 3," "The Staircase at Heart's Delight," "The Grey Lady," "The House in the Mist," and more.

This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
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Publisher: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 28, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781497679474
  • Release date: October 28, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781497679474
  • File size: 2335 KB
  • Release date: October 28, 2014

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Kindle Book
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subjects

Fiction Mystery Short Stories Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Stories of murder and mayhem from the first lady of American mystery
Masterpieces of Mystery is a scintillating collection of suspenseful tales from pioneering author Anna Katharine Green, one of the first female writers of detective fiction.

Tantalizingly tangled plots and unpredictable revelations abound: A young housewife left home alone on Christmas Eve worries about the threat of robbery when a stranger knocks at her door; a daughter checks in to Three Forks Tavern with her mother, only to awaken to find her mother missing and declared dead in the nearby woods; a valuable jewel is stolen at a society ball filled with duplicitous debutantes and dashing gentlemen; and a specter that haunts the apartment of a husband and wife, which may be a good spirit or a harbinger of doom.

This collection includes the classic stories "Room No. 3," "The Staircase at Heart's Delight," "The Grey Lady," "The House in the Mist," and more.

This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
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Fiction Mystery Short Stories Historical Fiction
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