Project Gutenberg 2007-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 294 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green The Staircase At The Heart's Delight 1894 Produced by David Widger "The Staircase At The Heart's Delight" by Anna Katharine Green is a crime fiction novel written in the late 19th century. It revolves around the mysterious drowning deaths of several wealthy men in New York City, prompting a deeper investigation into a potential conspiracy linked to a crooked pawnbroker and a wider cast of dubious characters. The story combines elements of mystery and suspense as it explores themes of morality and the dark sides of human nature. The plot is narrated by Mr. Gryce, a young detective who becomes obsessed with the string of unexplained drownings, particularly after a young man reveals his disturbing encounter with a pawnbroker who insinuates that he can arrange for the death of his wealthy father. Observing these interactions leads Gryce to take on a dangerous undercover role within a seedy establishment named "The Heart's Delight," where he discovers a scheme involving trickery and treachery for financial gain. Ultimately, though Gryce is betrayed and nearly meets his demise, his keen insight allows him to untangle the mystery of the drownings and expose the sinister operations of the criminals involved. This gripping tale showcases Green’s deft storytelling ability and serves as an early example of the detective genre. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Detective and mystery stories, American PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 67386 2025-06-09T13:54:26.342174 text/html 64749 2021-02-24T22:19:31 text/html; charset=utf-8 23916 2021-02-24T22:19:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 104780 2025-06-09T13:54:32.286148 application/epub+zip 103513 2025-06-09T13:54:29.705180 application/epub+zip 81982 2025-06-09T13:54:28.443173 application/epub+zip 233264 2025-06-09T13:54:34.087124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226117 2025-06-09T13:54:31.425163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197937 2022-09-10T15:24:01.337006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56876 2025-06-09T13:54:26.065173 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56898 2016-12-18T10:08:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 22457 2016-12-18T10:10:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 56367 2007-09-29T12:54:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 22339 2007-09-29T12:54:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 56356 2007-09-29T12:54:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22319 2007-09-29T12:54:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22163 2025-06-09T13:54:34.239140 application/rdf+xml 16821 2025-06-09T13:54:29.025153 image/jpeg 3975 2025-06-09T13:54:28.741196 image/jpeg 103716 2025-06-09T13:54:26.350181 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia