Binding: Paperback
Description: The classic genre - defining whodunit by the mother of the detective novel Introducing the first American series detective Ebenezer Gryce The Leavenworth Case was published nine years before the debut of Sherlock Holmes and made author Anna Katharine Green an enormously popular and influential writer who changed the mystery genre forever. Showcasing Green's verve and style The Leavenworth Case opens with the shocking murder of Horatio Leavenworth a wealthy New York merchant philanthropist and well - known member of the community. His favorite niece Mary is to inherit his fortune and all of the evidence seems to implicate her or her sister. Yet surprises greet Gryce at every turn - even before the second murder. For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English - speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up - to - date translations by award - winning translators.
Title: The Leavenworth Case
Author(s): Green Anna Katharine
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Barcode: 9780143106128
Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Date: 4/27/2010
Category: Classic Fiction