"We do not propose to give the plot of the work, however, but merely to say that it is one of the most ingenious of the kind we have ever read."—Buffalo Express.
"This is the sort of book to be eagerly read and thoroughly enjoyed."—St. Paul Pioneer.
"A new novel by a new writer, which enchains our attention from the very first sentence of the first page, is a pleasant surprise. * * * Told with a force and power that indicate great dramatic talent in the writer."—St. Louis Post.
"Its interest is undoubted and it is thoroughly well sustained."—N. Y. Evening Post.
"The story is developed with great skill and shows ingenuity of the highest order."—Troy Times.
"A story of mystery and crime and is here narrated with an artistic skill which inevitably holds the interest of the reader, even to the point of the highest tension, to the close of the last chapter. * * * A real marvel of fiction."—Davenport Gazette.
A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE. By Anna Katharine Green. 16mo, paper, 50 cents, cloth, $1.00.
"The plot is marked with striking originality, and the story is narrated with a vigor and power rarely met in modern novels. It is deeply interesting from beginning to end, and holds the reader entranced from the moment the first page is read until the last sentence is reached. It is, in fact, a revelation in American romance-writing, and we heartily commend it to the public."—Baltimore Gazette.
"Catches the fancy and chains the interest of the reader to such a degree that he is unwilling to lay it down until every page is devoured."—Toledo Journal.