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The House of the Whispering Pines

by Anna Katharine Green

The country club house The Whispering Pines was closed for the winter, but only one day after he locked the place personally, the narrator sees smoke come out of the chimney. He decides to investigate and enters the house. Hidden in the dark, he sees the sister of his fiance, the girl he secretly loves, run out of the house with tears in her eyes. Upstairs then, he discovers the dead body of his betrothed.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1910

Genre/Category

Fiction Novel

Tags/Keywords

Detective Love Mystery Discovery Investigative General Fiction

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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. Gr...

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