The Leavenworth Case (1878), subtitled A Lawyer’s Story, begins when a wealthy retired merchant named Horatio Leavenworth is shot and killed in his library. When investigator Ebenezer Gryce and lawyer Everett Raymond look into the case, it is revealed that no one could have left the Manhattan Mansion before the body was discovered the next day. As the story progresses, Leavenworth’s orphaned nieces Mary and Eleanore, Hannah the maid, and a mysterious gentleman who appears on the scene all factor into the investigation.
Appearance List Mr. Gryce novels: The Leavenworth Case (1878) Mr. Gryce #1, A Strange Disappearance (1880) Mr. Gryce #2, The Sword of Damocles: A Story of New York Life (1881) Mr. Gryce #3, Hand and Ring (1883) Mr. Gryce #4, Behind Closed Doors (1888) Mr. Gryce #5, A Matter of Millions (1891) Mr. Gryce #6, The Doctor, His Wife, and the Clock (1895) Mr. Gryce #7, That Affair Next Door (1897) Mr. Gryce #8, Lost Man’s Lane: a Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth (1898) Mr. Gryce #9, The Circular Study (1900) (Amelia Butterworth III) Mr. Gryce #10, One of my Sons (1901) Mr. Gryce #11, Initials Only (color frontispiece by Arthur Keller) (1911) Mr. Gryce #12, The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow (1917) Mr. Gryce #13.
Sample Read The Leavenworth Case: A Detective Story (1902) [Internet Archive]
Description The Leavenworth Case (1878), subtitled A Lawyer’s Story, begins when a wealthy retired merchant named Horatio Leavenworth is shot and killed in his library. When investigator Ebenezer Gryce and lawyer Everett Raymond look into the case, it is revealed that no one could have left the Manhattan Mansion before the body was discovered the next day. As the story progresses, Leavenworth’s orphaned nieces Mary and Eleanore, Hannah the maid, and a mysterious gentleman who appears on the scene all factor into the investigation.
