Patricia D. Maida

Anna Katherine Green is best known as the author of "the Leavenworth Case'. According to Patricia D. Maida, she also wrote thirty-five other novels and novelets as well as many short stories,poems and plays. By their description here,most of them would be of little interest to readers of today. In saying that,some of the plots seem quite ingenious as do a few of the murder methods. Of particular interest is the chapter describing the detectives. These include Ebenezer Gryce who appeared first in 'The Leavenworth Case' and also in several subsequent stories. Others were Amelia Butterworth who was a rich and elderly lady who assisted Gryce on a few occasions. Violet Strange was a younger woman who actually ran a detective office herself.
This is a volume which will be of interest to anyone who wants to chart the early days of American crime writing.… (meer)