Anna Katharine Green

A Strange Disappearance Anna Katharine Green

A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green

A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katherine Green is one of the first mystery novels to be published in the United States. Anna Katherine Green has received praise for her detective fiction for its realism and well-plotted story. Her stories are also accurate when it comes to representing legal issues, thanks to her father who is a lawyer. Her novels have always been one of the foundations of mystery and detective fiction and A Strange Disappearance is one of her best works.

A Strange Disappearance was published in 1880 and is the second novel in Green's Mr. Gryce series. In this story, Mr. Gryce assigns Q to investigate the holder's disappearance. Q was first introduced during the Leavenworth case, which she successfully resolved, although her eccentric and bizarre behavior may have had more to do with her success. In Strange Disappearance, Q is front and center and is the one telling the story this time. The case involves a tailor who works for the Holman Blake home. His disappearance left vague clues as to what happened and no traces can be found to indicate where he may have gone or who took him. Q is one of the most interesting and unique detectives in fiction because of his weird action personality. J. M. Smallheer is able to bring the unusual detective to life with his own brand of quirky nuances in his voice and acting. A Strange Disappearance is one for any detective fiction enthusiast's shelf.