Although her initial interest was in poetry, author Anna Katherine Green turned to fiction when her verse failed to make a mark with readers. This fateful move transformed the detective fiction genre, to which Green is regarded as an important early...
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Although her initial interest was in poetry, author Anna Katherine Green turned to fiction when her verse failed to make a mark with readers. This fateful move transformed the detective fiction genre, to which Green is regarded as an important early contributor. The Leavenworth Case is her best-known detective novel, and it highlights her unique skill in developing airtight plots and top-notch procedural accuracy
Title; Contents; BOOK I - THE PROBLEM; I - "A Great Case"; II - The Coroner's Inquest; III - Facts and Deductions; IV - A Cuts; V - Expert Testimony; VI - Side-Lights; VII - Mary Leavenworth; VIII - Circumstantial Evidence; IX - A Discovery; X - Mr. Gryce Receives New Impetus; XI - The Summons; XII - Eleanores; XIII - The Problem; BOOK II - HENRY CLAVERING; XIV - Mr. Gryce at Home; XV - Ways Opening; XVI - The Will of a Millionaire; XVII - The Beginning of Great Surprises; XVIII - On the Stairs; XIX - In My Office; XX - "Trueman! Trueman! Trueman!"; XXI - A Prejudice; XXII - Patch-Work
XXIII - The Story of a Charming WomanXXIV - A Report Followed by Smoke; XXV - Timothy Cook; XXVI - Mr. Gryce Explains Himself; BOOK III - HANNAH; XXVII - Amy Belden; XXVIII - A Weird Experience; XXIX - The Missing Witness; XXX - Burned Paper; XXXI - "Thereby Hangs a Tale"; XXXII Mrs. Belden's Narrative; XXXIII - Unexpected Testimony; BOOK IV - THE PROBLEM SOLVED; XXXIV - Mr. Gryce Resumes Control; XXXV - Fine Work; XXXVI - Gathered Threads; XXXVII - Culmination; XXXVIII - A Full Confession; XXXIX - The Outcome of a Great Crime;
