Summary:
A young woman working as a domestic servant disappears from a wealthy
household in New York City. The police investigating the
disappearance have few clues, and the other servants working in the
mansion, which is owned by a Mr. Blake, seem to know little about the
woman in question. Did she leave voluntarily or was she kidnaped? The
police suspect the well-to-do owner of the house, and conduct a
surveillance of his activities. They realize the connections between
the missing woman and Mr. Blake are closer than first thought. What
then were the true relations between employer and servant? We learn
that the woman had years earlier saved Mr. Blake's life, and this led
to a secret liaison that became the motive for blackmail. This
exciting story, set in the late 19th century, takes us from the
highly privileged and sumptuous surroundings of Fifth Avenue, to the
dangerous backstreets of downtown Manhattan, and into the forests and
isolated cottages of upstate New York. After the shocking truth about
the participants is revealed, the police move to prevent a murder.
Part of their plan involves a young detective disguising himself as a
consumptive French artist! The author, Anna Katharine Green, excels
in her ability to convincingly portray villains as well as heroes. In
her dramas, characters struggle with lost opportunities, vengeful
motives, hidden agendas, and complex family relationships. This was
the second book written by Green after her famous Leavenworth Case,
and was originally published in 1880 by New York firm, A.L. Burt.
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apparently written by a susceptible woman, with a loose structure and a hardly appealing detective plot. Sometimes I feel awful to kill time through this
评分apparently written by a susceptible woman, with a loose structure and a hardly appealing detective plot. Sometimes I feel awful to kill time through this
评分apparently written by a susceptible woman, with a loose structure and a hardly appealing detective plot. Sometimes I feel awful to kill time through this
评分apparently written by a susceptible woman, with a loose structure and a hardly appealing detective plot. Sometimes I feel awful to kill time through this
评分apparently written by a susceptible woman, with a loose structure and a hardly appealing detective plot. Sometimes I feel awful to kill time through this
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