The Leavenworth Case

Written by Anna Katharine Green

Narrated by LibriVox Community

Anna Katharine Green was one of the first female mystery writers to publish under her own name. She was never very successful as an author, but the technical excellence of her books caused several law schools to use The Leavenworth Case as a textbook in some of their classes, as an example of how misleading circumstantial evidence can be.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Anna Katharine Green

Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935) was an American writer and prominent figure in the detective genre. Born in New York City, Green developed an affinity for literature at an early age. She studied at Ripley Female College in Vermont and was mentored by poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson. One of Green’s best-known works is The Leavenworth Case, which was published in 1878. It was a critical and commercial success that made her one of the leading voices in literature. Over the course of her career, Green would go on to write nearly 40 books.

Reviews for The Leavenworth Case

[Jane McAdory · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

At times, Mary’s questioning of herself got me aggravated, but, overall, I enjoyed the book.