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The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow - It is the noon hour at a museum in New York City. The date: May 23, 1913. The weekday, attendance is light; the attendees are scattered between two floors. Suddenly a cry rings out from the second floor. Scrambling to Section II, the museum director... Read Full Overview

The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow

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The hour of noon had just struck, and the few visitors still lingering among the curiosities of the great museum were suddenly startled by the sight of one of the attendants running down the broad, central staircase, loudly shouting: "Close the doors Let no one out An accident... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow by Anna Katharine Green A young girl is killed by an arrow while visiting a museum. An older woman seems to be in shock and huddles... Read Full Overview

This classic detective novel follows Inspector Gryce as he investigates the murder of a young woman at a museum, killed by an arrow shot from an unknown source. As the investigation unfolds, a complex web of secrets, hidden motives, and suspicious characters emerges. With... Read Full Overview

The hour of noon had just struck, and the few visitors still lingering among the curiosities of the great museum were suddenly startled by the sight of one of the attendants running down the broad, central staircase, loudly shouting: "Close the doors! Let no one out! An accident... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

In a New York City Museum, an piercing shriek leads the director to a teenage girl lying dead on the floor with an arrow in her heart. The only apparent witness is an old woman muttering incomprehensible words in her ear and offering only nonsense replies to the director's inquiries... Read Full Overview

Groundbreaking mystery writer Anna Katherine Green is regarded as one of the most important early innovators in the genre and one of the most procedurally and scientifically accurate of most early detective fiction authors. Although The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow is a classic... Read Full Overview

A little girl is brutally murdered by an arrow while visiting a museum. The victim is discovered cuddled close to an elderly lady who is in shock. The girl's murder is a mystery, but Mr. Gryce, a clever investigator, is determined to solve it. He disentangles the convoluted web... Read Full Overview

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 investigatedWe are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are... Read Full Overview