Project Gutenberg 2007-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 112 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green The Staircase At The Heart's Delight 1894 Produced by David Widger "The Staircase At The Heart's Delight" by Anna Katharine Green is a crime fiction novel written in the late 19th century. It revolves around the mysterious drowning deaths of several wealthy men in New York City, prompting a deeper investigation into a potential conspiracy linked to a crooked pawnbroker and a wider cast of dubious characters. The story combines elements of mystery and suspense as it explores themes of morality and the dark sides of human nature. The plot is narrated by Mr. Gryce, a young detective who becomes obsessed with the string of unexplained drownings, particularly after a young man reveals his disturbing encounter with a pawnbroker who insinuates that he can arrange for the death of his wealthy father. Observing these interactions leads Gryce to take on a dangerous undercover role within a seedy establishment named "The Heart's Delight," where he discovers a scheme involving trickery and treachery for financial gain. Ultimately, though Gryce is betrayed and nearly meets his demise, his keen insight allows him to untangle the mystery of the drownings and expose the sinister operations of the criminals involved. This gripping tale showcases Green’s deft storytelling ability and serves as an early example of the detective genre. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories, American PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature 67275 67284 2024-09-10T05:19:11.012430 2023-09-10T08:47:44.992545 text/html text/html 64749 2021-02-24T22:19:31 text/html; charset=utf-8 23916 2021-02-24T22:19:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 81529 2024-09-10T05:19:14.235445 application/epub+zip 80499 2024-09-10T05:19:12.299439 application/epub+zip 80499 2024-09-10T05:19:11.499425 application/epub+zip 202291 2024-09-10T05:19:15.738447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195132 2024-09-10T05:19:13.717422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197937 2022-09-10T15:24:01.337006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56376 2024-09-10T05:19:10.814427 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56898 2016-12-18T10:08:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 22457 2016-12-18T10:10:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 56367 2007-09-29T12:54:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 22339 2007-09-29T12:54:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 56356 2007-09-29T12:54:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22319 2007-09-29T12:54:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21218 2024-09-10T05:19:15.869395 application/rdf+xml 16914 2024-09-10T05:19:11.840417 image/jpeg 3995 2024-09-10T05:19:11.663422 image/jpeg 82354 2024-09-10T05:19:11.019427 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