That affair next door / Anna Katharine Green ; edited, with and introduction and notes, by Leslie S. Klinger ; foreword by Carla D. Hayden.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781464212956
- ISBN: 1464212953
- Physical Description: 356 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, [2020]
- Copyright: ©1897, 2020
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Originally published in 1897 in New York by G.P. Putnam's Sons/The Knickerbocker Press" --title page verso. Includes Reading group guide (pages 351-352). |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-354). |
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Subject: | Women detectives > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. |
Genre: | Mystery fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | PS 2732 .T43 2020 | 30775305554546 | General Collection | Available | - |
Publishers Weekly Review
That Affair Next Door
Publishers Weekly
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First published in 1897, this cleverly plotted mystery from Greene (1846--1935) introduces Amelia Butterworth, an elderly spinster "of Colonial ancestry and no inconsiderable importance in the social world," who lives alone in Manhattan's exclusive Gramercy Park neighborhood. One night, she's awakened by the sound of a horse-drawn cab pulling up outside the mansion next door. A man and a woman alight and enter the house, which Miss Butterworth knows to be empty. Ten minutes later, the man leaves. She subsequently summons the police, who investigate and find the body of a woman lying crushed beneath "a fallen piece of furniture." Det. Ebenezer Gryce arrives, and the competition begins: who will solve the murder first? Much of the book's enjoyment stems from Miss Butterworth's spirited discussions with the 77-year-old Gryce and her seeming lack of self-awareness. She describes herself as "not an inquisitive woman" and having a "dignified deportment," while those around her see her as pushy and nosy. This inaugural volume in the Library of Congress Crime Classics series, featuring the first woman sleuth in a series, is a must for genre buffs. (Apr.)Correction: An earlier version of this review misstated the book's title.