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The Sword of Damocles
Anna Katharine Green
Book Overview:
Anna Katharine Green is best known as one of the first women detective writers, and The Sword of Damocles, does indeed include several mysteries. There is a very brief appearance by her famous detective, Mr Gryce, but at the heart of the book, which is subtitled A Story of New York Life, are a number of very different love stories.
Anna Katharine Green is best known as one of the first women detective writers, and The Sword of Damocles, does indeed include several mysteries. There is a very brief appearance by her famous detective, Mr Gryce, but at the heart of the book, which is subtitled A Story of New York Life, are a number of very different love stories.
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"Miss Stuyvesant! my husband!" came in musical tones from his wife, and somewhat surprised to hear a name that but a moment before had been the uppermost in his mind, he bowed with courtesy and then asked if he was so . . . Read More
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Community Reviews
An interesting, intricate story that I'm not so sure how I feel about. I'll spoil it if I say why. Just read it and see for yourself.
[2.8 stars, it was ok, but I'm unlikely to read again]
The Sword of Damocles takes an interesting mystery short story and wraps it in layers of apparently star-crossed lovers and the result is a set of 19th century narratives of frothy elegance leading to sudden pivots in direction and in what seems
AKG's true mystery books are excellent. However, this is the 2nd book that's been more like a drama to me. Yes, I wondered things like how the various story lines would come together and who were the people around the woods. The only real mysterious part to me was towards the end. The only real twis
A love story about honour, repentance, and second chances. The mystery behind the main character's life makes the story intriguing, but I found the circumstances under which this mystery is solved too convenient for my liking. Poor description of some of the secondary characters that makes them unre
Not her best, very l-o-n-g but ends well and narrator is pleasantly clear.
Anna Katharine Green is best known for her detective stories, but she first wanted to be a poet. This book is melodramatic and overstuffed with flowery prose. There is some mystery here, but it is primarily a love story. I much prefer her logical detective work.