Anna Katharine Green
The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
It is the noon hour at a museum in New York City. The date: May 23, 1913. The weekday, attendance is light; the attendees are scattered betw…
That Affair Next Door
Read by Dawn Larsen
The dead body of a woman was found under a large cabinet. But she had been dead four hours before the cabinet fell upon her. The owners of t…
The Leavenworth Case
Read by Kirsten Ferreri
Anna Katharine Green was one of the first female mystery writers to publish under her own name. She was never very successful as an author, …
The Circular Study
Read by Jacquerie
In this well-plotted, character-driven mystery, Detective Gryce receives a cryptic message calling him to the scene of a “strange” crime. He…
Short Mystery Story Collection 003
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Librivox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 003: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of …
El crimen de Gramercy Park
Read by Victor Villarraza
Obra maestra de la «madre de la novela de detectives», Anna Katharine Green, conocida como la Agatha Christie victoriana. El mis…
The Forsaken Inn
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
Told from the perspective of a Mrs. Truax, the owner of an inn during the time of the American and French Revolutions, "The Forsaken In…
The House of the Whispering Pines
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
The country club house The Whispering Pines was closed for the winter, but only one day after he locked the place personally, the narrator s…
Missing: Page Thirteen
Read by Bev J Stevens
Violet Strange, a clever petite detective, is called upon to solve the mystery of a page gone missing from an important document. The future…
Lost Man's Lane
Read by Mary Bard
After several people apparently vanish into thin air while walking along the same country road, New York detective Mr Gryce calls on the ski…
The House in the Mist
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
It was a night to drive any man indoors. Not only was the darkness impenetrable, but the raw mist enveloping hill and valley made the open r…
Hand and Ring
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
Widow Clemmens is struck down in her parlor while the town's legal professionals chat outside the courthouse down the street. An investigati…
Dark Hollow
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The small town of Shelby is shaken by a brutal murder. A man by the name of Etheridge was found beaten to death. A local inn-keeper, is conv…
One of My Sons
Read by Laura Victoria
A young girl frantically summons a gentleman walking by on the street to come in and help her grandfather. Arthur Outhwaite answers her cry …
Short Mystery Story Collection 004
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LibriVox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 004: a collection of ten short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of…
A Strange Disappearance
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Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 – April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective f…
The Mayor's Wife
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Miss Saunders is out for an adventure. One, which is full of secrets, hints, and half-lies. One, which will require all of her wits. She is …
The Millionaire Baby
Read by Dawn Larsen
A reward of five thousand dollars is offered, by Phil Ocumpaugh, to whoever will give such information as will lead to the recovery, alive o…
The Amethyst Box
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
On the evening before his marriage, Sinclair loses a precious curiosity from his collection: an amethyst box, containing a tiny flask of dea…
X Y Z - A Detective Story
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
"Sometimes in the course of his experience, a detective, while engaged in ferreting out the mystery of one crime, runs inadvertently up…
The Leavenworth Case (Version 2)
Read by Kevin Green
The Leavenworth Case is a gripping detective novel set in New York, and is one of the first detective fiction novels to be written by a fema…
The Ruby and the Caldron
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
A valuable ruby is lost during a disturbance in the snow before a ball at The Evergreens. A detective is called for right away to recover it…
The Doctor, his Wife, and the Clock
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
A man has been shot dead in his house. Ebenezer Gryce is on the case, but he has no leads, no witnesses, no evidence -- until he decides to …
Three Thousand Dollars
Read by Roger Melin
This short story by Anna Katharine Green revolves around a plot to steal some goods secured safely within an impenetrable vault within the c…
Cynthia Wakeham's Money
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
A young lawyer is called to the house of a dying woman to draw up her will. While searching for her legal heirs, meets a beautiful woman wit…
The Staircase at the Heart's Delight
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
Detective Ebenezer Gryce tells the story of the case with which he begun his career in 1840. Several wealthy men were drowned and washed ash…
Short Mystery Story Collection 002
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LibriVox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 002: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of …
The Woman in the Alcove
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"I was, perhaps, the plainest girl in the room that night. I was also the happiest—up to one o'clock. Then my whole world crumbled, or,…
Agatha Webb
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A universally beloved woman has been murdered. But who would have the heart to kill Agatha Webb? Would her husband do it for money matters? …
The Hermit of ---- Street
Read by Laura Victoria
Delight Hunter spends her days looking out of her window at her handsome but very mysterious and reclusive next door neighbor. She walks st…
Initials Only
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Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 – April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective f…
The Sword of Damocles
Read by Mary Bard
Anna Katharine Green is best known as one of the first women detective writers, and The Sword of Damocles, first published in 1881, does ind…
The Chief Legatee
Read by Tony Oliva
"I was married to-day in Grace Church. At the altar my bride--you probably know her name, Miss Georgian Hazen--wore a natural look, and…
The Filigree Ball
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
[The Moore House] was standing when Washington was a village. It antedates the Capitol and the White House. Built by a man of wealth, it bea…
The Mill Mystery
Read by Jacquerie
In the quiet New England village of S--, a young and beloved minister is found dead, ignominiously drowned in a dye vat in a dilapidated mil…
The Bronze Hand
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
A political society secretly operates in Baltimore. When he tries to help his beautiful neighbor Miss Calhoun recover a stolen ring which mi…
Doctor Izard
Read by Lee Smalley
The opening scene takes place in a hospital ward where two patients lie, apparently dying, when a man enters and offers a proposition to one…
La caja de amatista
Read by Victor Villarraza
Anna Katharine Green es considerada la madre de la novela de detectives. Fue una escritora admirada por autores de su tiempo como Wilkie Col…
International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories
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The first volume of a 3 volume anthology, this work focuses on American short stories and draws from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Anna Katherine Gre…
The Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for Violet Strange
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Miss Violet Strange is young, petite and attractive and has a wealthy father. She also has the knack for solving problems. This collection c…
Eleven Possible Cases
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This book brings together eleven stories, each a case of intrigue where more is going on than seems at first. - Summary by A. Gramour
El caso Leavenworth
Read by Victor Villarraza
El caso Leavenworth propone un crimen de difícil resolución al que se enfrentarán el sagaz detective Ebenezer Gryce y e…
The Thief
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
At a dinner party, a valuable coin is lost while being passed around among the guests to look at. One of the gentlemen insists to empty his …
The Woman in the Alcove (Version 2)
Read by Jenn Broda
Rita Van Arsdale falls in love and is proposed to by the gentleman Mr. Durand during a fancy high society party. She has landed the man of h…
At the Piano
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Anna Katharine Green was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished h…
Ruby Wedding Collection
Read by Ruth Golding
This collection comprises short stories, poems, a little bit of history and a little bit of ornithology, all with ruby connections. The read…
The Step on the Stair
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Green's last published detective novel, The Step on the Stair is typical of her earlier mysteries. Quenton is in love with Orpha, and thinks…
Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 014
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The 14th Librivox Mystery and Suspense Collection brings together Arthur Conan Doyle and Baroness Emma Orczy, Anna Katharine Green and Ambro…
The Defence of the Bride and Other Poems
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Anna Katharine Green is now best-known for her popular mystery and detective stories, but she also wrote some excellent poetry. - Summary b…
A Strange Disappearance (Version 2)
Read by Mark Leder
Housekeeper Mrs. Daniels brings to Detective Ebenezer Gryce and his assistant Q the case of a serving girl who has vanished from the househo…
Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 015
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In this, the 15th Mystery and Suspense Collection, we hear more from favorites Sherlock Holmes and Boston Blackie. They are joined by storie…
Short Story Collection Vol. 104
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Old favorites, such as Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemingway and O. Henry make appearances in this 104th edition of the Librivox Short Story Col…
That Affair Next Door (Version 2)
Read by Mark Leder
One evening, New York society doyenne looks out her window and sees a man and woman entering the mansion opposite hers. Ten minutes later, o…
Dark Hollow, Version 2
Read by Doreen Marcotte
Twelve years ago, the town of Shelby was in shock at the discovery of the murder of Algernon Etheridge, one of the town's most prominent cit…