Lost Man's Lane

New York detective Mr. Gryce employs the aid of Miss Amelia Butterworth to unravel the mystery of multiple disappearances on a particular stretch of country road. The ninth book in Green's detective series featuring Mr. Gryce and the second featuring Miss. Butterworth, 'Lost Man's Lane' is a riveting murder mystery 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. 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.