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That Affair Next Door
Paperback
Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.com
Published: May 28 2025
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
That Affair Next Door is a detective novel written by Anna Katharine Green, first published in 1897. It is one of Green's most famous works and features her series detective, Amelia Butterworth, a sharp-witted spinster who becomes an amateur sleuth.
The story revolves around a mysterious death in a New York City brownstone. Miss Butterworth, a nosy but intelligent neighbor, notices suspicious activity in the house next door and decides to investigate. When a young woman is found dead under strange circumstances, Miss Butterworth teams up with the professional detective Ebenezer Gryce (a recurring character in Green's novels) to solve the case.
The novel is filled with twists, red herrings, and psychological intrigue, typical of Green's style. It combines elements of cozy mystery and police procedural, with Miss Butterworth's keen observational skills playing a crucial role in uncovering the truth.
Green's work influenced later writers like Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle. That Affair Next Door remains a classic of early American detective fiction, praised for its clever plotting and strong female protagonist.
About the Author
Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 - April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green has been called the mother of the detective novel.
Green was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 11, 1846. She had an early ambition to write romantic verse and corresponded with Ralph Waldo Emerson. When her poetry failed to gain recognition, she produced her first and best known novel, The Leavenworth Case (1878), praised by Wilkie Collins, and the hit of the year. She became a bestselling author, eventually publishing 37 books over 40 years.
On November 25, 1884, Green married the actor and stove designer, and later noted furniture maker, Charles Rohlfs (1853 - 1936). Rohlfs toured in a dramatization of Green's The Leavenworth Case. After his theater career faltered, he became a furniture maker in 1897, and Green collaborated with him on some of his designs. Together they had one daughter and two sons: Rosamund Rohlfs, Roland Rohlfs, and Sterling Rohlfs. Her daughter Rosamund married Robert Twitty Palmer.
Green died on April 11, 1935, in Buffalo, New York, at the age of 88. Her husband died the following year.
In 2002, Buffalo Literary Walking Tours began an annual series of weekend walking tours highlighting authors with local connections. Green is included along with Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Herman Melville, Taylor Caldwell, and others.
Green's short story The Intangible Clue featuring Violet Strange was adapted by Chris Harrald for the second series of BBC Radio 4's drama series The Rivals and starred Jeany Spark as Violet Strange. (wikipedia.org)
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