Project Gutenberg 1999-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 79 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green The Woman in the Alcove Steve Crites Updated: 2022-10-28. "The Woman in the Alcove" by Anna Katharine Green is a detective novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around an enigmatic murder during a glamorous ball in New York City, drawing the protagonist, Rita Van Arsdale, into a web of intrigue involving her fiancé, Anson Durand, and a beautiful socialite, Mrs. Fairbrother, who is found dead. As the mystery unravels, themes of love, betrayal, and the complexities of human relationships emerge, with Rita determined to clear Anson's name amidst swirling suspicions. The opening of "The Woman in the Alcove" introduces readers to Rita at the ball, where she experiences unexpected joy as Anson professes his love for her. However, this joy is soon overshadowed by tragedy when Mrs. Fairbrother is discovered murdered, her diamond ring missing. The narrative shifts to tense moments as panic ensues, and Rita's fainting spell marks the transition from celebration to chaos. As Rita seeks her uncle among the crowd, she realizes Anson is suspected of foul play, prompting her resolve to defend him while grappling with the emerging complexities of their relationship and the deadly intrigue surrounding the murder. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 413180 413357 2024-09-01T11:12:04.490605 2023-10-01T10:10:03.716476 text/html text/html 416673 2022-10-28T14:48:24 text/html 233458 2024-09-01T11:12:10.970570 application/epub+zip 233929 2024-09-01T11:12:05.974650 application/epub+zip 233929 2024-09-01T11:12:05.087596 application/epub+zip 386785 2024-09-01T11:12:15.065584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364571 2024-09-01T11:12:10.374586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365751 2022-09-01T12:36:35.804024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393067 393095 2024-09-01T11:12:03.814632 2023-10-01T10:10:03.118446 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 392844 2022-10-28T14:52:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18383 2024-09-01T11:12:15.218559 application/rdf+xml 13288 2024-09-01T11:12:05.448605 image/jpeg 3572 2024-09-01T11:12:05.265674 image/jpeg 147409 2022-10-28T14:52:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 150714 2022-10-28T14:53:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 204656 2024-09-01T11:12:04.528621 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia