Mystery and Crime Green, Anna Katharine: The Golden Slipper. v1. 1 Jun 2013

[crutledge]

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 detective novel."

PROBLEM I. THE GOLDEN SLIPPER
PROBLEM II. THE SECOND BULLET
PROBLEM III. AN INTANGIBLE CLUE
PROBLEM IV. THE GROTTO SPECTRE
PROBLEM V. THE DREAMING LADY
PROBLEM VI. THE HOUSE OF CLOCKS
PROBLEM VII. THE DOCTOR, HIS WIFE, AND THE CLOCK
PROBLEM VIII. MISSING: PAGE THIRTEEN
PROBLEM IX. VIOLET'S OWN

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[JeremyR]

Violet Strange has to be the least likable detective I've encountered. Sort of a debutante detective.

The stories are surprisingly morbid, though.