Detective Ebenezer Gryce - Complete Murder-Mysteries Collection: 11 Novels in One Volume (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. New York Murder-MysteriesBy Anna Katharine Green
Length119h 40m
About this audiobook
Detective Ebenezer Gryce - Complete Murder-Mysteries Collection gathers eleven novels centered on one of detective fiction's earliest professional investigators. From the landmark The Leavenworth Case onward, these narratives combine intricate plotting, legal procedure, domestic secrets, and psychological observation. Green's prose is formal yet suspenseful, situated between Victorian sensation fiction and the emerging Golden Age mystery, and her carefully staged clues helped define the conventions of the fair-play detective novel. Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935) was an American pioneer of crime writing whose knowledge of legal forms, courtroom rhetoric, and social propriety gave her fiction unusual authority. Publishing at a time when detective fiction was still consolidating its methods, she created Ebenezer Gryce as a humane, methodical investigator rather than a mere sensational figure. Her work also reflects contemporary debates about gender, inheritance, marriage, and moral responsibility. This collection is recommended to readers interested in the foundations of modern mystery fiction, especially those who admire logical detection grounded in character and social atmosphere. It offers not only absorbing murder puzzles but also a crucial literary bridge between Poe, Collins, and later masters such as Doyle and Christie.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length119 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Detective Ebenezer Gryce - Complete Murder-Mysteries Collection: 11 Novels in One Volume (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Detective Ebenezer Gryce - Complete Murder-Mysteries Collection: 11 Novels in One Volume
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6The Leavenworth Case
7Book I. The Problem
8I. “A Great Case”
9II. The Coroner’s Inquest
10III. Facts and Deductions
11IV. A Clue
12V. Expert Testimony
13VI. Side-Lights
14VII. Mary Leavenworth
15VIII. Circumstantial Evidence
16IX. A Discovery
17X. Mr. Gryce Receives New Impetus
18XI. The Summons
19XII. Eleanore
20XIII. The Problem
21Book II. Henry Clavering
22XIV. Mr. Gryce at Home
23XV. Ways Opening
24XVI. The Will of a Millionaire
25XVII. The Beginning of Great Surprises
26XVIII. On the Stairs
27XIX. In My Office
28XX. “Trueman! Trueman! Trueman!”
29XXI. A Prejudice
30XXII. Patch-Work
31XXIII. The Story of a Charming Woman
32XXIV. A Report Followed by Smoke
33XXV. Timothy Cook
34XXVI. Mr. Gryce Explains Himself
35Book III. Hannah
36XXVII. Amy Belden
37XXVIII. A Weird Experience
38XXIX. The Missing Witness
39XXX. Burned Paper
40XXXI. “Thereby Hangs a Tale.”
41XXXII. Mrs. Belden’s Narrative
42XXXIII. Unexpected Testimony
43Book IV. The Problem Solved
44XXXIV. Mr. Gryce Resumes Control
45XXXV. Fine Work
46XXXVI. Gathered Threads
47XXXVII. Culmination
48XXXVIII. A Full Confession
49XXXIX. The Outcome of a Great Crime
50A Strange Disappearance
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