Project Gutenberg 2010-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 379 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green X Y Z: A Detective Story Produced by Suzanne Shell, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "X Y Z: A Detective Story" by Anna Katharine Green is a crime fiction novel written in the late 19th century. This engaging narrative follows a detective investigating a complex web of mysteries surrounding counterfeit money, family dynamics, and a series of clandestine events leading up to a fatal ball hosted by the wealthy but reclusive Benson family. The book captures the tension and intricacies of crime detection set against a backdrop of social norms and secrets characteristic of the time. The story begins with the narrator, a detective from the Secret Service, who is sent to investigate a suspicious mail related to the counterfeiters. As he uncovers clues, he becomes embroiled in the affairs of the Benson family. The festivities of a masquerade ball serve as the setting for a shocking turn of events, culminating in the sudden death of Mr. Benson. As mystery unfolds, the detective's role becomes pivotal in revealing the culprits behind the schemes and dark family secrets. Themes of deception, social class, and personal redemption intertwine, leading to a gripping conclusion that addresses both personal and familial struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 135908 135917 2024-09-14T08:25:03.522142 2023-09-15T03:49:50.433209 text/html text/html 134760 2010-09-12T06:49:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 50445 2010-09-12T06:50:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 106909 2024-09-14T08:25:07.877093 application/epub+zip 106869 2024-09-14T08:25:04.887073 application/epub+zip 106868 2024-09-14T08:25:04.054078 application/epub+zip 198997 2024-09-14T08:25:10.056059 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182961 2024-09-14T08:25:07.151068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160541 2022-09-15T11:15:47.196215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121780 121555 2024-09-14T08:25:03.175067 2023-09-15T03:49:49.931199 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 121635 2010-09-12T06:49:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 46554 2010-09-12T06:50:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 121627 2010-09-12T06:48:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46531 2010-09-12T06:50:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20593 2024-09-14T08:25:10.185047 application/rdf+xml 11793 2024-09-14T08:25:04.414078 image/jpeg 3192 2024-09-14T08:25:04.232178 image/jpeg 105154 2024-09-14T08:25:03.536080 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