Initials Only

Surrounded by witnesses in a public location, a young woman is murdered. But with nobody close enough to kill her and no discernible evidence of projectile use, her death becomes a perplexing mystery for detective Gryce to solve. The twelfth book in Green's detective series featuring Mr. Gryce, 'Initials Only' is a riveting tale inexplicable homicide not to be missed by fans of classic detective fiction. Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was an American novelist and poet. Among the first writers of detective fiction in America, she is considered to be the 'mother' of the genre for her legally-accurate and well-thought-out plots. Contents include: 'As Seen by Two Strangers', 'As Seen by Detective Sweetwater', 'The Heart of Man'. Other notable works by this author include: 'The Leavenworth Case' (1878), 'A Strange Disappearance' (1880), and 'The Circular Study' (1900). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this vintage detective novel now in a brand new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.