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The Leavenworth CaseAnna Katharine Green

The Leavenworth Case

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Original author: Anna Katharine Green

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"The Leavenworth Case" by Anna Katharine Green is a detective novel published in 1878. When wealthy merchant Horatio Leavenworth is found shot dead in his Manhattan mansion's library, detective Ebenezer Gryce and lawyer Everett Raymond investigate a locked-room mystery. No one could have escaped before the body was discovered. Leavenworth's two orphaned nieces, a maid, and a mysterious gentleman all become suspects in this groundbreaking American detective story that influenced Agatha Christie and helped establish conventions still used in mystery fiction today.

The Leavenworth Case, by Anna Katharine Green. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #4047.

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15 Chapters

  1. 1.Book IV: The Problem Solved206 words
  2. 2.Book I: The Problem (1)8,627 words
  3. 3.Book I: The Problem (2)8,627 words
  4. 4.Book I: The Problem (3)8,670 words
  5. 5.Book I: The Problem (4)3,762 words
  6. 6.Book II: Henry Clavering (1)8,684 words
  7. 7.Book II: Henry Clavering (2)8,654 words
  8. 8.Book II: Henry Clavering (3)8,555 words
  1. 9.Book II: Henry Clavering (4)7,002 words
  2. 10.Book III: Hannah (1)8,806 words
  3. 11.Book III: Hannah (2)8,694 words
  4. 12.Book III: Hannah (3)5,131 words
  5. 13.Book IV: The Problem Solved (1)8,525 words
  6. 14.Book IV: The Problem Solved (2)8,794 words
  7. 15.Book IV: The Problem Solved (3)4,751 words