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The Leavenworth Case

Anna Katharine Green

When wealthy merchant Horatio Leavenworth is found shot dead in his Manhattan mansion's library, detective Ebenezer Gryce and lawyer Everett Raymond investigate a locked-room mystery.

"The Leavenworth Case" by Anna Katharine Green is a detective novel. When wealthy merchant Horatio Leavenworth is found shot dead in his Manhattan mansion's library, detective Ebenezer Gryce and lawyer Everett Raymond investigate a locked-room mystery.

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I had been a junior partner in the firm of Veeley, Carr & Raymond, attorneys and counsellors at law, for about a year, when one morning, in the temporary absence of both Mr. Veeley and Mr. Carr, there came into our office a young man whose whole appearance was so indicative of haste and agitation that I involuntarily rose at his approach and impetuously inquired:

“What is the matter? You have no bad news to tell, I hope.”

“I have come to see Mr. Veeley; is he in?”

“No,” I replied; “he was unexpectedly called away this morning to Washington; cannot be home before to-morrow; but if you will make your business known to me——”

“To you, sir?” he repeated, turning a very cold but steady eye on mine; then, seeming to be satisfied with his scrutiny, continued, “There is no reason why I shouldn’t; my business is no secret. I came to inform him that Mr. Leavenworth is dead.”

“Mr. Leavenworth!” I exclaimed, falling back a step. Mr. Leavenworth was an old client of our firm, to say nothing of his being the particular friend of Mr. Veeley.

“Yes, murdered; shot through the head by some unknown person while sitting at his library table.”

“Shot! murdered!” I could scarcely believe my ears.

“Last night. At least, so we suppose. He was not found till this morning. I am Mr. Leavenworth’s private secretary,” he explained, “and live in the family. It was a dreadful shock,” he went on, “especially to the ladies.”

“Dreadful!” I repeated. “Mr. Veeley will be overwhelmed by it.”

Contents

  1. 01I. “A Great Case”
  2. 02II. The Coroner’s Inquest
  3. 03III. Facts and Deductions
  4. 04IV. A Clue.
  5. 05V. Expert Testimony
  6. 06VI. Side-Lights
  7. 07VII. Mary Leavenworth
  8. 08VIII. Circumstantial Evidence
  9. 09IX. A Discovery
  10. 10X. Mr. Gryce Receives New Impetus
  11. 11XI. The Summons
  12. 12XII. Eleanore.
  13. 13XIII. The Problem.
  14. 14Book II. Henry Clavering
  15. 15XIV. Mr. Gryce at Home
  16. 16XV. Ways Opening
  17. 17XVI. The Will of a Millionaire
  18. 18XVII. The Beginning of Great Surprises
  19. 19XVIII. On the Stairs
  20. 20XIX. In My Office
  21. 21XX. “Trueman! Trueman! Trueman!”
  22. 22XXI. A Prejudice
  23. 23XXII. Patch-Work
  24. 24XXIII. The Story of a Charming Woman
  25. 25XXIV. A Report Followed by Smoke
  26. 26XXV. Timothy Cook
  27. 27XXVI. Mr. Gryce Explains Himself
  28. 28Book III. Hannah
  29. 29XXVII. Amy Belden
  30. 30XXVIII. A Weird Experience
  31. 31XXIX. The Missing Witness
  32. 32XXX. Burned Paper
  33. 33XXXI. Q
  34. 34XXXII. Mrs. Belden’s Narrative
  35. 35XXXIII. Unexpected Testimony
  36. 36Book IV. The Problem Solved
  37. 37XXXIV. Mr. Gryce Resumes Control
  38. 38XXXV. Fine Work
  39. 39XXXVI. Gathered Threads
  40. 40XXXVII. Culmination
  41. 41XXXVIII. A Full Confession
  42. 42XXXIX. The Outcome of a Great Crime

About this edition

Author
Anna Katharine Green
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
367 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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