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The country club house The Whispering Pines was closed for the winter, but only one day after he locked the place personally, the narrator sees smoke come out of the chimney. He decides to investigate...

"I was, perhaps, the plainest girl in the room that night. I was also the happiest—up to one o'clock. Then my whole world crumbled, or, at least, suffered an eclipse. Why and how, I am about to relate."...

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. Indeed, it was the first novel by Anna Katharine Green who...

Detective Ebenezer Gryce tells the story of the case with which he begun his career in 1840. Several wealthy men were drowned and washed ashore in New York City, and the first clue leads to a dubious...

Anna Katharine Green is best known as one of the first women detective writers, and The Sword of Damocles, first published in 1881, does indeed include several mysteries. There is a very brief appearance...

The dead body of a woman was found under a large cabinet. But she had been dead four hours before the cabinet fell upon her. The owners of the house had been on vacation and the place empty. Who was she...

The opening scene takes place in a hospital ward where two patients lie, apparently dying, when a man enters and offers a proposition to one of them. The story then shifts to another town where, years...

Widow Clemmens is struck down in her parlor while the town's legal professionals chat outside the courthouse down the street. An investigation is made and two equally plausible suspects are quickly unearthed....

A political society secretly operates in Baltimore. When he tries to help his beautiful neighbor Miss Calhoun recover a stolen ring which might cause great unknown danger, Mr. Abbott is drawn into the...

Rita Van Arsdale falls in love and is proposed to by the gentleman Mr. Durand during a fancy high society party. She has landed the man of her dreams, but her wedding planning with Mr. Durand is interrupted...

A young girl frantically summons a gentleman walking by on the street to come in and help her grandfather. Arthur Outhwaite answers her cry for help only to find himself as the last person to see her...

In the quiet New England village of S--, a young and beloved minister is found dead, ignominiously drowned in a dye vat in a dilapidated mill. Almost immediately, rumors of suicide begin to circulate....

Sometimes in the course of his experience, a detective, while engaged in ferreting out the mystery of one crime, runs inadvertently upon the clue to another. But rarely has this been done in a manner...

In "The Sword of Damocles," Anna Katharine Green intricately weaves a tale of intrigue centered around a murder that challenges both social norms and the law'Äôs capabilities. This novel distinguishes...

In "The Doctor, his Wife, and the Clock," Anna Katharine Green weaves a captivating narrative that blends elements of mystery and psychological depth. Set against the backdrop of late 19th-century America,...

"Talking of sudden disappearances the one you mention of Hannah in that Leavenworth case of ours, is not the only remarkable one which has come under my direct notice. Indeed, I know of another that in...

I had been a junior partner in the firm of Veeley, Carr & Raymond, attorneys and counsellors at law, for about a year, when one morning, in the temporary absence of both Mr. Veeley and Mr. Carr, there...

A housekeeper reports the disappearance of a sewing-maid from a wealthy household. She insists that the girl has been abducted. Mr Gryce and a young detective investigate. The missing young woman has...

Der Titel 'Der Tag der Vergeltung' ist der Band 5 in der Buchreihe 'Historical Diamond'. Die Autorin Anna Katherine Green, geborene Anna Katharine Rohlfs, war eine US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin von...

The wealthy businessman Horatio Leavenworth is found dead in his private library with a bullet in his head. Nothing in the house is broken. Nothing is stolen. All signs point to an inside job. But who...

The dead body of a strange woman is found in an empty house next door to Amelia Butterworth, a single old lady with a formidable curiosity and lots of free time. When Detective Gryce gets on the case,...

Four hours until the wedding. Anticipation and excitement boil, quickly turning to dread. Why has the bride-to-be refused to see the groom in the week leading up to the wedding? Especially when the...

Five thousand dollars is offered in reward to whomever finds the six-year-old heiress, Gwendolen Ocumpaugh, who has disappeared mysteriously from her home. Mr. Trevitt, a private detective, is on the...

"Enter, sir; you are the first to arrive..." When young traveller Hugh Austen, hungry and weather-beaten, seeks refuge in a lonely mansion, he finds himself entwined in the gruesome business of an appalling...

A mysterious murder-stabbing. A deaf and dumb butler. And a caged starling desperate to set themselves free. When the reclusive owner of a distinguished house is found dead inside the circular study,...

On the night before his wedding, Sinclair finds that his precious amethyst box containing a tiny flask of deadly poison is missing. And he knows it can only have been taken by either of two people: his...

“The Leavenworth case” is a crime novel written in 1878 by American writer Anna Katharine Green. This book, often referred to as a {criminal romance}, is considered to be the first crime novel written...

"It was a night to drive any man indoors. Not only was the darkness impenetrable, but the raw mist enveloping hill and valley made the open road anything but desirable to a belated wayfarer like myself....

In this well-plotted, character-driven mystery, Detective Gryce receives a cryptic message calling him to the scene of a “strange” crime. He soon finds that the adjective is correct, for in a quiet brownstone...

It is the noon hour at a museum in New York City. The date: May 23, 1913. The weekday, attendance is light; the attendees are scattered between two floors. Suddenly a cry rings out from the second floor....

Murder is a hard act to follow. The only thing Mabel knows for sure is that the butler didn't do it.All the drama doesn't take place on the stage at the Glenhaven Drama Festival. A collection of amateur...

A ghost hunter falls to her death at a haunted lighthouse—but was it really the spirits, or something far more sinister? Demelza Pascoe must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.When paranormal...

Noelle Winters planned the perfect engagement party for her best friend Zoey, culminating in a heartfelt toast to a future filled with love and happiness. But as the final guests linger, champagne glasses...

The Lonely Road is a harrowing descent into the uncharted depths of the human psyche, where denial, trauma, and repressed darkness collide. Lance is a young man haunted by a past he can't face and choices...

Diamonds are forever. They're a girl's best friend. Until you're the one accused of stealing them.Summer in Texas means two things: blistering heat and competitive softball. For twin sisters Samantha...

Who would want to kill a shady shrink? Well, someone got Gold! Dr. Alexander Gold, to be exact, a shady shrink, whose slogan "You've Got Gold!" made him into a household name. When he's found dead at...

Note to self: no matter how desperate you are, do not move in with someone you just met. They may end up as your best friend, or a serial killer. Turns out, Vic is both. 

Hurricane Josephine, the earliest and strongest on record, hits Florida's Gold Coast, and the devastation of South Beach and the Miami Metro area and the count of the dead and displaced staggers the nation.The...

In a world where technology dictates every move, the most dangerous weapon is the power of independent thought.Alex Vanguard has spent his life designing the very systems that control him. Every transaction,...

Nestled in the heart of downtown on Mackinac Island is the beloved Saint Anne's Catholic Church. The church is a staple in this historic island town, marking the passage of time and a place of worship...

A stolen ring, a buried truth, and justice waiting to be uncovered.When a costly vintage ring vanishes, Private Investigator Lexi Graves is on the case. But why steal just one item when a full heist was...

New York State has adopted a program in which trials are pre-recorded as holograms, or "Holotrials," then played for the jurors later. Adam Simons, a widowed Buffalo trial lawyer and law professor, goes...

Jaden Scott thought his past was buried—until a cryptic message shatters his fragile peace. The Raven's Legacy thrusts Jaden and Layla into a deadly web of espionage and betrayal as they uncover a revived...

The Lying Game: A Deadly Game of Secrets and BetrayalStory Description:A group of strangers receives mysterious invitations to an isolated mansion deep within the forest. Upon arrival, they realize that...

"Between Dream and Reality"In a world filled with mystery and secrets, our protagonist lives in the shadow of his wife's sudden disappearance. A long journey begins in search of the truth, where the threads...

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE... YOU LIEThe bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan...

The most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories, Animal Farm is the account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

‘Addictive. A first-class page-turner.’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me Can the past ever be forgotten? As soon as nurse Maura Lyle sets foot inside the foreboding Essen Grange,...

OVER 12 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDENOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina...

The first thriller in the Mickey Bolitar series, now airing as an original series on Amazon Prime. Bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix show Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben brings us a shocking...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Let there be spaces in your togetherness,And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.’...

The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy. Leblanc's creation, Gentleman thief Arsène Lupin, is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat—witty, charming, brilliant,...

"Floor 99" is a gripping, high-octane thriller set in a world that has been irrevocably altered by a cataclysmic event. When the city's once-thriving skyline is reduced to rubble, only a handful of survivors...

After Jason's girlfriend, Tyra, is murdered in a brutal gang attack, he is left alone with the grief of losing someone he held so dear.  The young couple were getting to know each other, but now it seems...

A small coastal town. A librarian's deadly discovery. A murder mystery filled with secrets, lies, and faith.For twelve years, librarian Lilly Cooper has been Weyport's keeper of secrets, collecting whispered...

After a horrific car accident leaves Mallory Davis in a deep coma, her mother, Anne, refuses to let go even when doctors declare her condition hopeless. In a desperate bid to bring her daughter back,...