The House in the Mist

MP3 Audio CD. The House in the Mist by Anna Katherine Green

Famous for her perfectly plotted detective stories, crafted with the greatest legal accuracy possible and detailed character depictions, Anna Katherine Green created a story that the reader cannot put down ? once you start reading The House in the Mist, you will probably read it in one go. The events come in such a rapid succession and there are so many twists in the story! One of the first writers of detective fiction in America, Anna Katherine Green ranks among the greatest such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie herself ? and this is probably one of her best pieces.

The story starts with the depiction of a young gentleman traveling in western Pennsylvania who arrives at a large mansion in a remote rural area on a dark and misty evening. His arrival interrupts the preparations for a will to be read. There are many people attending the reading of the will ? it is about the estate of the deceased and this is where the story takes a thrilling turn. The fortune to be divided is huge, so there will be crime and murder to get it, so you can anticipate a lot of exciting events.

The House in the Mist is the story that gives the title of the book, and it is indeed the short story that occupies most of it, but the volume is in fact a small collection of Green's writings. The other two stories in the book, The Ruby and the Caldron and The Hermit, are two detective stories that demonstrate the writer's talent as a story teller and a creator of powerful characters as well. Both stories are full of exciting and unexpected turns and both provide excellent reads for those who are already familiar with Green's work and for those who are just becoming familiar with her peculiar style.