The Dead Letter and The Figure Eight

"From the very beginning women writers have been of fundamental importance to the mystery genre and these highly entertaining works by two of the founding 'mothers' of the American mystery novel demonstrate why. Times may have changed since these books were first published, but good reading never goes out of fashion."--Dean James, coauthor of "By a Woman's Hand: A Guide to Mystery Fiction by Women "and manager of Murder by the Book (Houston, Texas)

List of contents

Introduction / Catherine Ross Nickerson 1

The Dead Letter: An American Romance 11

The Figure Eight; or, The Mystery of Meredith Place 209

About the author

Metta Fuller Victor

Summary

Presents two detective novels. In "The Dead Letter", a young attorney, Richard Redfield relates the events surrounding the murder of Henry Moreland. In "The Figure Eight", Joe Meredith undertakes a series of adventures and disguises to solve the mystery of the murder of his uncle and regain the lost fortune of his angelic cousin whom he loves.

Product details

• Authors: Metta Fullervictor, Catherine Ross Nickerson, Victor, Metta Fuller Victor, Metta Victoria Fuller Victor
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2003
• EAN: 9780822331773
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-3177-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Weight: 680 g
• Illustrations: 14 illus.
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature