Project Gutenberg 2011-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 136 Green, Anna Katharine 1846 1935 Rohlfs, Mrs. Charles Rohlfs, Anna Katharine Green The Amethyst Box Produced by Chris Curnow, Michael, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Amethyst Box" by Anna Katharine Green is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of a wedding eve and explores tension-filled circumstances leading to a potential tragedy involving love, jealousy, and deadly secrets. The primary characters include Sinclair, the anxious groom; Walter, his loyal best man; and Dorothy Camerden, the woman whom Walter secretly loves, all of whom are drawn into the dark intrigue surrounding a mysterious vial of deadly poison. The opening of the novel unfolds on the night before Sinclair's wedding, where he confides in Walter about a missing vial containing a potent poison, which has mysteriously gone missing after he showcased it to the ladies present. Sinclair's fears escalate when he reveals that one of the two women—either his bride-to-be, Gilbertine, or Walter's love, Dorothy—has taken it. As they attempt to uncover the truth, the atmosphere thickens with suspense and dread, setting the stage for a story steeped in psychological complexity and moral ambiguity as they navigate the unknown ramifications of this critical moment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 321500 2025-08-14T11:06:15.508439 text/html 320862 2011-02-28T08:37:28 text/html 253725 2025-08-14T11:06:21.339427 application/epub+zip 257702 2025-08-14T11:06:17.335487 application/epub+zip 194872 2025-08-14T11:06:16.204445 application/epub+zip 416998 2025-08-14T11:06:24.432425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397444 2025-08-14T11:06:20.641411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307440 2022-09-16T08:53:53.017798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306973 2025-08-14T11:06:14.967487 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306815 2011-02-28T08:37:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 306806 2011-02-28T08:37:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20556 2025-08-14T11:06:24.560389 application/rdf+xml 12134 2025-08-14T11:06:16.697440 image/jpeg 3191 2025-08-14T11:06:16.447450 image/jpeg 118083 2011-02-28T08:37:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 183390 2011-02-28T08:37:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 118040 2011-02-28T08:37:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 248677 2025-08-14T11:06:15.538466 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