This carefully crafted ebook: "DETECTIVE CALEB SWEETWATER MYSTERIES - Agatha Webb, The Woman in the Alcove & The House of the Whispering Pines" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green has been called "the mother of the detective novel". As journalist Kathy Hickman writes, Green "stamped the mystery genre with the distinctive features that would influence writers from Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle to contemporary authors of suspenseful "whodunits". The Caleb Sweetwater Mysteries is a collection of three novels featuring Caleb Sweetwater, a policeman in New York City. Anna Katharine Green is credited with shaping detective fiction into its classic form, and developing the series detective. Table of Contents: Agatha Webb The Woman in the Alcove The House of the Whispering Pines

The Caleb Sweetwater Mysteries is a collection of three novels featuring Caleb Sweetwater, a policeman in New York City. The author, Anna Katharine Green is credited with shaping detective fiction into its classic form, and developing the series detective She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green has been called "the mother of the detective novel". As journalist Kathy Hickman writes, Green "stamped the mystery genre with the distinctive features that would influence writers from Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle to contemporary authors of suspenseful "whodunits". Table of Contents: Agatha Webb The Woman in the Alcove The House of the Whispering Pines

Agatha Webb, adored by all who know her, has been murdered. So unthinkable is it that anyone would commit such a crime means everybody is now a suspect. Was it her doting husband who has found himself in a tricky financial situation? Or perhaps the well-to-do Mr. Fredrick, who suspiciously disappeared into the woods? Is there a connection between this death and that of the cook? The first book in Green's detective series featuring Caleb Sweetwater, "Agatha Webb" is a riveting tale of mystery and intrigue not to be missed by fans of classic detective fiction. Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935) was an American novelist and poet. Among the first writers of detective fiction in America, she is considered to be the “mother” of the genre for her legally-accurate and well-thought-out plots. Other notable works by this author include: “The Leavenworth Case” (1878), “A Strange Disappearance” (1880), and “The Circular Study” (1900). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this vintage detective novel now in a brand new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

“The Woman in the Alcove” is a 1906 detective novel by American novelist and poet Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935). Among the first writers of detective fiction in America, she is considered to be the “mother” of the genre for her legally-accurate and well-thought-out plots. The Second book in Green's detective series featuring Caleb Sweetwater, "The Woman in the Alcove" is a riveting tale of mystery and intrigue not to be missed by fans of classic detective fiction. Contents include: “The Woman with the Diamond”, “The Gloves”, “Anson Durand”, “Explanations”, “Superstition”, “Suspense”, “Night and a Voice”, “Arrest”, “The Mouse Nibbles at the Net”, “I Astonish the Inspector”, “The Inspector Astonishes Me”, “Almost”, “The Missing Recommendation”, “Trapped”, “Ears or Wellgood”, etc. Other notable works by this author include: “The Leavenworth Case” (1878), “A Strange Disappearance” (1880), and “The Circular Study” (1900). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this vintage detective novel now in a brand new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

This carefully crafted ebook: "DETECTIVE CALEB SWEETWATER MYSTERIES - Agatha Webb, The Woman in the Alcove & The House of the Whispering Pines" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green has been called "the mother of the detective novel". As journalist Kathy Hickman writes, Green "stamped the mystery genre with the distinctive features that would influence writers from Agatha Christie and Conan Doyle to contemporary authors of suspenseful "whodunits". The Caleb Sweetwater Mysteries is a collection of three novels featuring Caleb Sweetwater, a policeman in New York City. Anna Katharine Green is credited with shaping detective fiction into its classic form, and developing the series detective. Table of Contents: Agatha Webb The Woman in the Alcove The House of the Whispering Pines

A day after closing down the Whispering Pines country club house for winter break, the narrator is surprised to see what looks like smoke emanating from the building's chimney. Upon investigating, he witnesses his sister's fiancé flee the building crying and, upstairs, finds her dead body. The third book in Green's detective series featuring Caleb Sweetwater, “The House of the Whispering Pines” is a riveting page-turner brimming with intrigue not to be missed by fans of classic detective fiction. Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935) was an American novelist and poet. Among the first writers of detective fiction in America, she is considered to be the “mother” of the genre for her legally-accurate and well-thought-out plots. Other notable works by this author include: “The Leavenworth Case” (1878), “One of my Sons” (1901), and “The Circular Study” (1900). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this vintage detective novel now in a brand new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

A New York detective tries to untangle family secrets, a love triangle, and a chilling murder in this blend of mystery and courtroom drama.A well-liked young woman has been found murdered at the Whispering Pines, an elegant country club that's closed for the season. Was the perpetrator her ne'er-do-well brother? Her fiancé, who recently changed his mind about which sister he wanted to marry? Or someone else entirely?The local police aren't making much headway so a detective from New York is summoned. It will take all the professional skills Caleb Sweetwater possesses to deduce the identity of the killer in this vintage whodunit by an author who "revolutionized mystery fiction" (The New York Times).