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Lost Man's Lane: a Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth (1898)Anna Katharine Green was the most famous and prolific writer of detective fiction in the United States prior to Dashiell Hammett. Her first novel, The Leavenworth Case, was the bestseller of 1878. Green... Read Full Overview

After several people apparently vanish into thin air while walking along the same country road, New York detective Mr Gryce calls on the skills of Miss Amelia Butterworth to help him solve this most puzzling crime. The author of Lost Man's Lane, Anna Katharine Green, has been... Read Full Overview

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Excerpt from Lost Man's Lane: A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth A Word to my readers before they begin these pages. As a woman of inborn principle and strict Presbyterian training, I hate deception and cannot abide subterfuge. This is why, after a year or more... Read Full Overview

Ever since my fortunate-or shall I say unfortunate?-connection with that famous case of murder in Gramercy Park, I have had it intimated to me by many of my friends-and by some who were not my friends-that no woman who had met with such success as myself in detective work would... Read Full Overview

After several people apparently vanish into thin air while walking along the same country road, New York detective Mr Gryce calls on the skills of Miss Amelia Butterworth to help him solve this most puzzling crime. The author of Lost Man's Lane, Anna Katharine Green, has been... Read Full Overview

Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 - April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green has been called "the mother of the... Read Full Overview

Lost Man's Lane: A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both... Read Full Overview

Lost Man's Lane: A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth is a novel written by Anna Katharine Green and was first published in 1898. The book is a mystery novel and is the second in the Amelia Butterworth series. The story follows Amelia Butterworth, a wealthy and... Read Full Overview

Lost Man's Lane: A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth (1899) is a mystery novel written by Anna Katharine Green. The book follows the story of Amelia Butterworth, a wealthy and eccentric spinster who becomes involved in a murder investigation. The story takes place... Read Full Overview