Project Gutenberg 2000-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 195 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green The Filigree Ball Being a full and true account of the solution of the mystery concerning the Jeffrey-Moore affair an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Filigree Ball" by Anna Katharine Green is a detective novel written during the late 19th century. The book centers around a complex murder mystery involving the Moore house, a historic dwelling with a dark reputation, and its inhabitants, particularly the tragic figure of Veronica Moore, who has recently been married. The story promises to unravel themes of family secrets, societal pressures, and perhaps a hint of supernatural intrigue as it explores the events leading to a shocking death. The opening of the novel introduces the main character, a detective who aspires to prove himself, as he becomes involved in the Jeffrey-Moore affair after hearing about strange occurrences in the supposedly empty Moore house. The narrative quickly establishes an eerie atmosphere as he encounters Uncle David Moore, a cantankerous old man with a strong connection to the house and its troubled history. Tension builds around the tragic wedding of Veronica, during which a guest dies mysteriously, causing unease among the attendees. By the end of the opening portion, the detective discovers a young woman, identified as Veronica, lying dead in the forbidden room of the house, igniting suspicions of murder masked as suicide. The intricate plot set forth in these initial chapters hints at deep emotional and psychological conflicts as the detective seeks the truth against a backdrop of a society gripped by rumors and fear. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 555429 2025-07-01T12:41:23.806979 text/html 572633 2021-01-27T03:36:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 652922 2021-05-21T02:59:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 506294 2025-07-01T12:41:29.904965 application/epub+zip 506560 2025-07-01T12:41:24.597131 application/epub+zip 304106 2025-07-01T12:41:24.200014 application/epub+zip 640837 2025-07-01T12:41:34.195009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610993 2025-07-01T12:41:29.567065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408968 2022-09-02T03:47:40.787083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528056 2025-07-01T12:41:23.243063 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 528010 2021-01-27T03:34:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 199215 2021-01-27T03:36:27 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18629 2025-07-01T12:41:34.319954 application/rdf+xml 13980 2025-07-01T12:41:24.310975 image/jpeg 2258 2025-07-01T12:41:24.255977 image/jpeg 653126 2025-07-01T12:41:23.855010 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