Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first detective fiction writers in America and distinguished her work by writing well-plotted, legally accurate stories. She has been called “the mother of the detective novel.”
An old and dilapidated inn in upstate New York provides the setting for this gothic mystery involving two couples in eighteenth-century Revolutionary America.
Told through the diary entries of an innkeeper named Mrs. Truax, this chilling tale concerns Edwin Urquhart, who arrives with his bride at the Forsaken Inn for their honeymoon. The very next day, the couple leaves—but something has transpired during the night, a mystery that won't be solved until many years later.
Language | English |
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Release Day | Nov 17, 2014 |
Release Date | November 18, 2014 |
Release Date Machine | 1416268800 |
Imprint | Skyboat Media |
Provider | Skyboat Media |
Categories | Bestselling Mystery, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Literature & Fiction, Bestselling Mysteries, Fiction - All, Fiction - Adult |
Overview
An old and dilapidated inn in upstate New York provides the setting for this gothic mystery involving two couples in eighteenth-century Revolutionary America.
Told through the diary entries of an innkeeper named Mrs. Truax, this chilling tale concerns Edwin Urquhart, who arrives with his bride at the Forsaken Inn for their honeymoon. The very next day, the couple leaves—but something has transpired during the night, a mystery that won't be solved until many years later.