Project Gutenberg 2000-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 59 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Filigree Ball" by Anna Katharine Green is a detective novel written during the late 19th century. The book centers around a complex murder mystery involving the Moore house, a historic dwelling with a dark reputation, and its inhabitants, particularly the tragic figure of Veronica Moore, who has recently been married. The story promises to unravel themes of family secrets, societal pressures, and perhaps a hint of supernatural intrigue as it explores the events leading to a shocking death. The opening of the novel introduces the main character, a detective who aspires to prove himself, as he becomes involved in the Jeffrey-Moore affair after hearing about strange occurrences in the supposedly empty Moore house. The narrative quickly establishes an eerie atmosphere as he encounters Uncle David Moore, a cantankerous old man with a strong connection to the house and its troubled history. Tension builds around the tragic wedding of Veronica, during which a guest dies mysteriously, causing unease among the attendees. By the end of the opening portion, the detective discovers a young woman, identified as Veronica, lying dead in the forbidden room of the house, igniting suspicions of murder masked as suicide. The intricate plot set forth in these initial chapters hints at deep emotional and psychological conflicts as the detective seeks the truth against a backdrop of a society gripped by rumors and fear. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature 555286 555409 2024-09-01T13:01:59.921051 2023-10-01T11:46:20.866103 text/html text/html 572633 2021-01-27T03:36:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 652922 2021-05-21T02:59:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 506154 2024-09-01T13:02:06.941002 application/epub+zip 506623 2024-09-01T13:02:00.829049 application/epub+zip 304170 2024-09-01T13:02:00.354036 application/epub+zip 640933 2024-09-01T13:02:11.844442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610993 2024-09-01T13:02:06.577992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408968 2022-09-02T03:47:40.787083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528056 528005 2024-09-01T13:01:59.129034 2023-10-01T11:46:20.209049 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 528010 2021-01-27T03:34:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 199215 2021-01-27T03:36:27 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18118 2024-09-01T13:02:11.988433 application/rdf+xml 13980 2024-09-01T13:02:00.480998 image/jpeg 2258 2024-09-01T13:02:00.416993 image/jpeg 653092 2024-09-01T13:01:59.976011 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