A Strange Disappearance

In Anna Katharine Green's 1879 novel A Strange Disappearance, the second installment in her Ebenezar Gryce series, readers are drawn into a captivating mystery surrounding the sudden vanishing of a servant woman from Mr. Blake’s mansion. With a small yet richly portrayed cast of characters, the story unfolds as they work to uncover the circumstances of her disappearance. Renowned as a pioneering figure in American detective fiction, Green's work has influenced notable authors like Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle.