Contents
The Sword of Damocles, A Story of New York Life
One of My Sons
The Doctor, his Wife, and the Clock
The House in the Mist
The Chief Legatee
Hand and Ring
Three Thousand Dollars
The Mill Mystery
The Staircase At The Hearts Delight
Midnight In Beauchamp Row
The Hermit Of ------ Street
The Sword of Damocles-
"The Sword of Damocles' is a book of great power, which far surpasses either of its predecessors from her pen, and places her high among American writers. The plot is complicated and is managed adroitly. ... In the delineation of characters she has shown both delicacy and vigor."
One of My Sons-
A detective story which solves in an exceedingly clever manner the inexplicable death of a prosperous stockbroker and the secret of his life. The reader's attention is first caught by a mysterious letter, the key to the situation, and is held to the end by a series of ingenious devices.
The Doctor, his Wife, and the Clock-
There is a murder; a blind physician confesses himself the murderer, and to prove that he could shoot a man through the heart offers to hit a small clock placed at a suitable distance, guided only by the sound it makes in striking. The ending is horrible enough to suit even the boy in German folklore who complained that he could not shudder.
Hand and Ring-
A powerful detective story, constructed with marvelous ingenuity and minuteness of detail, with a captivating jury trial -- you'll be forced to admit that fiction is stranger than truth.
The Mill Mystery-
A sensational novel, as highly spiced as readers of this kind of fiction can desire. The well-knit plot sets the reader's wits at work to find the clue to the mystery which the author has done her best to conceal.
