The Leavenworth Case - Anna Katherine Green

Category: Detective, Mystery, Novel
Language: English
Keywords: Detective Female Author Classic

Written by Anna Katherine Green
Read by Kirsten Ferreri
Format: MP3
Unabridged

“Horatio Leavenworth, Esq., a millionaire, is murdered in his library while he is engaged in reviewing a book he plans to publish. He was shot cleanly in the back of the head (with his own pistol), meaning that he did not turn his head when his assassin entered the room. This fact led detective Ebenezer Gryce to conclude that he recognized the footsteps of his assailant and felt he had nothing to fear from this person.”

Thus begins this first novel in the “Mr. Gryce” series. Anna Katharine Green was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well-plotted, legally accurate stories. She is credited with shaping detective fiction into its classic form, and developing the series detective.

*****A reviewer on Audible (the only reviewer of this Audible book) complained about the narrator. He said that the narrator should have been male since the main character is male. I’d say that is a matter of opinion. It was written by a female author. I believe this book was the first American detective novel written by a female author. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Leavenworth_Case