The spiriting away of an amethyst box in which was hidden a tiny vial containing a drop of deadly poison is followed by a sudden death. This furnishes the plot for one of Mrs. Green’s characteristic mystery stories into which is woven a double romance. The volume is uniform with the “Pocket book” series.
[*] “This American writer ... builds better puzzles and controls her surprises more skilfully than any living sensation writer we can call to mind.”
| + + | Acad. 68: 1155. N. 4, ‘05. 350w. |
“It is an absorbing story.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 324. My. 20, ‘05. 220w. |
[*] “They are utterly improbable, and full of extravagances and absurdities.”
| — | Sat. R. 100: 600. N. 4, ‘05. 70w. |
Green, Anna Katharine. [House in the mist.] [†]75c. Bobbs.
The first of these stories, “The house in the mist,” is the tale of vengeance which a wealthy testator wreaks upon his debauched heirs. According to the will they assemble, are apportioned their shares, and then trapped to their death. The harrowing succession of events is relieved only by the escape of the one worthy heir. The other story, “The ruby and the caldron,” shows the steps taken along the wrong scent in recovering a lost ruby.
| N. Y. Times. 10: 386. Je. 17, ‘05. 210w. | ||
| + — | Outlook. 80: 140. My. 13, ‘05. 70w. | |
| Pub. Opin. 39: 61. Jl. 8, ‘05. 30w. |