Anna Katharine Green
Anna Katharine Green created the master detective Inspector Ebenezer Gryce of the New York Metropolitan Police years before Arthur Conan Doyle debuted Sherlock Holmes. In this novella, Gryce is an ambitious up-and-comer in the department who is entrusted with the investigation into the murder of a prominent member of the community.
The thrilling short story "Midnight in Beauchamp Row" amply demonstrates all of Anna Katharine Green's unique literary talents. In it, she cleverly turns the age-old "damsel in distress" cliche on its head and ends with a shocking plot twist that will leave readers reeling.
Two men arrive by train in a small village; one is a lawyer who has been called to the community on business, and the other is a physician who is a native of the community returning home after plying his trade elsewhere for a spell. Soon, the pair find themselves plunged into a beguiling mystery.
The theme of this Megapack is classic mystery and crime fiction from the Victorian era. We have taken the liberty of extending the qualifying publication dates to the end of World War I, since that event marked more of a turning point in world literature than the advent of the Edwardian Age. Certainly the spirit of Victorian crime fiction continued beyond Queen Victoria. This volume contains 25 stories and 2 bonus novels, offering hours of reading
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