The House of the Whispering Pines
by Anna Katharine Green
Publisher: Project Gutenberg 2003
ISBN/ASIN: B00085L1YQ
Description:
The scene of the crime is Ranelagh's clubhouse, The Whispering Pines, just after he, its president, has locked it up for the winter. Green does a masterful job of portraying tricky interrogations. Her inquest and trial scenes are rich in drama and suspense.
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