A Strange Disappearance

Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935) was a pioneering figure in the American detective fiction genre, predating Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes by a decade. Her narratives are often characterized by strong plot construction, legal expertise, and the clever piecing together of clues, which shaped the foundation for future detective stories. Green's first and most famous novel, 'The Leavenworth...