Regester Seeley - The Dead Letter - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: " Another triumph with this pioneering crime novel." Publishers Weekly The sixth book in the Library of Congress Crime Classics an exciting new classic mystery series created in exclusive partnership with the Library of Congress. This classic crime fiction mystery features a love triangle with a murderous twist. An undelivered letter with a cryptic message holds the key to an unsolved murder When Henry Moreland is found dead on a lonely New York road after a violent storm it seems he died of natural causes while walking to the home of his betrothed Eleanor Argyll. An examination of the corpse reveals however that he was killed by a single powerful stab wound. His wallet was untouched eliminating robbery as the motive but who would want to murder the well - liked and respected man? Richard Redfield an old family friend who harbors a secret love for Eleanor vows to bring Henry's killer to justice. Richard soon finds himself out of his element. Together with a legendary detective named Mr. Burton he embarks on an unsuccessful mission to find the murderer. When suspicion turns to Richard himself he leaves the family behind and goes to work in the " Dead Letter" office in Washington. Then a mysterious letter from the past turns up and a new hunt begins This twisting tale is the first full - length American detective novel written under a pseudonym by Metta Victor in the 1860s. It revived American crime fiction which had languished after Edgar Allan Poe's short stories of the 1840s. Combining elements of Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone and the "sensation" novels popular in England it opened the doors for generations of American crime writers to follow.
Title: The Dead Letter
Author(s): Regester Seeley, Leslie S. Klinger
Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
Barcode: 9781464214974
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 6/15/2021
Series: Library of Congress Crime Classics
Category: Crime & Mystery