The Mill Mystery

The Mill Mystery is a classic detective novel written by Anna Katherine Green. The story revolves around a murder mystery that takes place in a small town near a mill. The victim is a wealthy businessman named Mr. Etheridge, who is found dead in his office at the mill. The local police are baffled by the case, and so they call in the famous detective Mr. Gryce to help solve the crime.As Mr. Gryce investigates the case, he uncovers a web of secrets and lies that surround the victim and his family. He discovers that Mr. Etheridge's daughter, Rosamond, has a secret lover, and that her brother, Robert, has a gambling problem. The detective also learns that Mr. Etheridge's business partner, Mr. Carr, has been embezzling money from the mill.With the help of his assistant, Mr. Sweetwater, Mr. Gryce pieces together the clues and finally reveals the identity of the killer. The Mill Mystery is a thrilling and suspenseful novel that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. It is a must-read for fans of classic detective fiction and anyone who loves a good mystery.I was not as unsuccessful in this attempt as one might anticipate. The lady of the house was a gossip, and the subject of Mr. Barrows' death was an inexhaustible topic of interest to her. I had but to mention his name, and straightway a tide of words flowed from her lips, which, if mostly words, contained here and there intimations of certain facts which I felt it was well enough for me to know, even if they did not amount to any thing like an explanation of the tragedy. Among these was one which only my fear of showing myself too much interested in her theme prevented me from probing to the bottom.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.