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A young girl is killed by an arrow while visiting a museum. An older woman seems to be in shock and huddles next to the girl. But Mr. Gryce is still sharp-minded detective and slowly unravel the mystery of who could've have killed the girl and why. The process involves a lot of thinking, chasing and interviewing. A must-read novel with a lot heart-stopping twists and turns.
A little girl is brutally murdered by an arrow while visiting a museum. The victim is discovered cuddled close to an elderly lady who is in shock. The girl's murder is a mystery, but Mr. Gryce, a clever investigator, is determined to solve it. He disentangles the convoluted web of who had a reason to commit the crime and why by thorough research, which includes questioning suspects and following leads. This book is a gripping read with plenty of heart-stopping twists and turns. One of the museum staff members hurries down the stairs calling for everyone to remain inside since there has been an accident at the start of the narrative. As the crowd assembles, they are met with a startling scene in the gallery where the tragedy occurred, leaving them with an imprint they won't soon forget.
How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow by Anna Katharine Green A young girl is killed by an arrow while visiting a museum. An older woman seems to be in shock and huddles next to the girl. But Mr. Gryce is still sharp-minded detective and slowly unravel the mystery of who could've have killed the girl and why. The process involves a lot of thinking, chasing and interviewing. A must-read novel with a lot heart-stopping twists and turns. Extract: The hour of noon had just struck, and the few visitors still lingering among the curiosities of the great museum were suddenly startled by the sight of one of the attendants running down the broad, central staircase, loudly shouting: "Close the doors! Let no one out! An accident has occurred, and nobody's to leave the building." There was but one person near either of the doors, and as he chanced to be a man closely connected with the museum, -being, in fact, one of its most active directors, -he imme-diately turned about and in obedience to a gesture made by the attendant, ran up the marble steps, followed by some dozen others. At the top they all turned, as by common consent, toward the left-hand gallery, where in the section marked II, a tableau greeted them which few of them will ever forget.
The hour of noon had just struck, and the few visitors still lingering among the curiosities of the great museum were suddenly startled by the sight of one of the attendants running down the broad, central staircase, loudly shouting: "Close the doors! Let no one out! An accident has occurred, and nobody's to leave the building." There was but one person near either of the doors, and as he chanced to be a man closely connected with the museum, -being, in fact, one of its most active directors, -he imme-diately turned about and in obedience to a gesture made by the attendant, ran up the marble steps, followed by some dozen others. At the top they all turned, as by common consent, toward the left-hand gallery, where in the section marked II, a tableau greeted them which few of them will ever forget.
The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow: Large Print by Anna Katharine Green A woman's body is found in a museum gallery with an arrow through her chest, so all of the other visitors are locked inside while the crime is investigated.
It is the noon hour at a museum in New York City. The date: May 23, 1913. The weekday, attendance is light; the attendees are scattered between two floors. Suddenly a cry rings out from the second floor. Scrambling to Section II, the museum director discovers a teenage girl dead with an arrow through her heart. An older woman hovers over her whispering incoherent phrases in the girl's ear and offering incomprehensible answers to the director's questions. She is the only witness to the crime, or accident, as the case may be. How will the feeble, 83 year-old Mr. Gryce unravel this mystery when this witness is apparently insane? Anna Katharine Green was noted for her scientific approach to the murder mystery. In The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow she breaks more ground with her in-depth study of the psychological interplay between the murderer, the victim and the witnesses. Although more quietly paced, this mystery presents many elements of a current psychological thriller: blind ambition, narcissism, obsession and betrayal. Green adds a peculiar twist with the fact that two heartbroken relatives of the victim sacrifice virtually everything to protect the murderer.
Anna Katharine Green was noted for her scientific approach to the murder mystery. First published in 1917 The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow breaks more ground with her in-depth study in the psychological interplay between the murderer, the victim and the witnesses. Although more quietly paced, this mystery presents many elements of a current psychological thriller: blind ambition, narcissism, obsession and betrayal. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
