{"product_id":"the-leavenworth-case-9780143106128","title":"The Leavenworth Case","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic genre-defining whodunit, by the mother of the detective novel \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Introducing the first American series detective, Ebenezer Gryce, \u003ci\u003eThe Leavenworth Case\u003c\/i\u003e was published nine years before the debut of Sherlock Holmes, and made author Anna Katharine Green an enormously popular and influential writer who changed the mystery genre forever. Showcasing Green's verve and style, \u003ci\u003eThe Leavenworth Case\u003c\/i\u003e opens with the shocking murder of Horatio Leavenworth, a wealthy New York merchant, philanthropist, and well-known member of the community. His favorite niece, Mary, is to inherit his fortune, and all of the evidence seems to implicate her or her sister. Yet surprises greet Gryce at every turn-even before the second murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143106128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 6.32w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2010 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anna Katharine Green","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204913397941,"sku":"9780143106128","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1f1b554b-4769-4a4c-a3b9-c0a6393accb2.jpg?v=1698126643","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-leavenworth-case-9780143106128","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}