Book Cover of The House of the Whispering Pines

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.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1910

Genre/Category

Fiction Novel

Tags/Keywords

Detective Love Mystery Discovery Investigative General Fiction

Authors

Anna Katharine Green image

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...

Books by Anna Katharine Green

Download eBooks

PDF EPUB Kindle Text Read Online

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed
Apple iTunes Audiobook Complete Audiobook ZIP

Related books

Manon Lescaut y el caballero des Grieux Cover image

Manon Lescaut y el caballero des Grieux by Abbé Prévost

Manon Lescaut es una apasionante historia de amor, virtud y razón. En un torbellino de emociones, los personajes se dejan llevar por la pasión, enfren...

Secret of Lonesome Cove Cover image

Secret of Lonesome Cove by Samuel Hopkins Adams

A mysterious body washes ashore in Lonesome Cove, a secluded New England town. The townspeople are quick to dismiss it as a simple accident, but Chest...

An Itinerant House, and Other Stories Cover image

An Itinerant House, and Other Stories by Emma Frances Dawson

In the title story, a peculiar house with a nomadic nature takes center stage, embarking on a journey that leaves its inhabitants bewildered and intri...

Senator North Cover image

Senator North by Gertrude Atherton

"Senator North" by Gertrude Atherton is a classic work of political fiction that delves into the complexities of power, influence, and corruption in W...

Girl at Central Cover image

Girl at Central by Geraldine Bonner

Set in the bustling 1920s New York City, "Girl at Central" follows Molly Morganthau, a day operator at the telephone exchange. When a murder occurs, M...

Lover or Friend Cover image

Lover or Friend by Rosa Nouchette Carey

It follows the story of two sisters, one of whom must choose between a romantic relationship with a wealthy suitor and her deep friendship with a devo...

Ophelia, the Rose of Elsinore Cover image

Ophelia, the Rose of Elsinore by Mary Cowden Clarke

This story is from Mary Cowden Clarke's multi-volume work The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines, in which she imagined the early lives of characters...

Little Miss Grasshopper Cover image

Little Miss Grasshopper by Johanna Spyri

In Johanna Spyri's 'Little Miss Grasshopper', the Feland family embarks on a vacation in Switzerland. Their youngest daughter, a spirited and impulsiv...

Lost House Cover image

Lost House by Richard Harding Davis

Lost House revolves around Austin Ford, a journalist stationed in London, who stumbles upon a cryptic note in a dark alley. The note pleads for help f...

Maybe--Tomorrow Cover image

Maybe--Tomorrow by Jay Little

Maybe--Tomorrow is a deeply introspective novel that follows the journey of Gaylord LeClarie, an introverted and forlorn teenager, as he grapples with...

Reviews for The House of the Whispering Pines

No reviews posted or approved, yet...