Dark Hollow

This is not your traditional Anna Katharine Green who was writing detective fiction before Agatha Christie was born. There is a judge and a lawyer in this one, and the basis is a murder. However, that murder happened 12 years prior and a man was executed for that crime. The widow and daughter of tha......more

Nobody is above suspension… This mildly suspenseful story, published in 1914, didn’t match up to the hype on the cover. A man is wrongfully accused, apprehended, tried, convicted and executed. One could assume that this was a done deal and nothing more could be said. Wrong. The death of a convicted......more

This book was written in 1914 and has to be one of the 1st truly murder/mystery novel. I really enjoyed the story line, the characters and the author's style of writing. Recommend highly.......more

Judge Ostrander of Shelby has become a recluse, but he is approached by the wife of a murderer a Mrs Averill (a name she assumed after the hanging of her husband). The victim was the Judges' best friend, Algernon Etheridge, and he was the Judge on the case. The convicted murderer was John Scoville.......more