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The leavenworth case book5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Nothing definite seems to identify Eleanor as the murderer. The book reveals the difficulties of relying on circumstantial evidence to solve a case. But the clues often seem to lead to a conclusion he is not willing to accept. Thus, he appoints himself an investigator with the intent of clearing the name of the woman he has fallen for. Raymond cannot believe a woman so fair could be so guilty. Retired merchant Horatio Leavenworth has been shot dead in his library and all the clues seem to implicate his beautiful niece Eleanor. The Leavenworth Case is a gripping Victorian mystery, driven, not by the oddities of its leading detective, but rather by the perplexities of the case itself. Published nine years before the first Sherlock Holmes story, The Leavenwoth case introduced the first American series detective and revolutionized the mystery genre. When Horatio Leavenworth is found dead in his library, suspicion falls on his nieces–one who stood to gain everything in his will and one whose actions the night of the murder make her the prime suspect. ![]()
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