The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow
by Anna Katharine Green
Publisher: A. L. Burt company 1917
ISBN/ASIN: B002TG4OPA
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A woman's body is found in a museum gallery with an arrow through her chest, so all of the other visitors are locked inside while the crime is investigated. Anna Katharine Green 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.
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