Anna Katharine Green was one of the first female mystery writers to publish under her own name. She was never very successful as an author, but the technical excellence of her books caused several law schools to use The Leavenworth Case as a textbook in some of their classes, as an example of how misleading circumstantial evidence can be.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
"A Great Case"
13:06 - Chapter 2
The Coroner's Inquest
09:00 - Chapter 3
Facts and Deductions
28:00 - Chapter 4
A Clue
10:09 - Chapter 5
Expert Testimony
12:49 - Chapter 6
Side-Lights
09:43 - Chapter 7
Mary Leavenworth
12:55 - Chapter 8
Circumstantial Evidence
23:50 - Chapter 9
A Discovery
15:18 - Chapter 10
Mr. Gryce Receives New Impetus
17:26 - Chapter 11
The Summons
11:34 - Chapter 12
Eleanore
11:24 - Chapter 13
The Problem
13:16 - Chapter 14
Mr. Gryce At Home
19:21 - Chapter 15
Ways Opening
16:25 - Chapter 16
The Will of a Millionaire
07:20 - Chapter 17
The Beginning of Great Surprises
17:47 - Chapter 18
On the Stairs
11:54 - Chapter 19
In My Office
11:23 - Chapter 20
"Trueman! Trueman! Trueman!"
09:54 - Chapter 21
A Prejudice
11:16 - Chapter 22
Patch-Work
28:54 - Chapter 23
The Story of a Charming Woman
14:54 - Chapter 24
A Report Followed by Smoke
15:21 - Chapter 25
Timothy Cook
12:03 - Chapter 26
Mr. Gryce Explains Himself
18:05 - Chapter 27
Amy Belden
10:46 - Chapter 28
A Weird Experience
22:27 - Chapter 29
The Missing Witness
08:19 - Chapter 30
Burned Paper
10:21 - Chapter 31
Q
17:16 - Chapter 32
Mrs. Belden's Narrative
47:54 - Chapter 33
Unexpected Testimony
10:11 - Chapter 34
Mr. Gryce Resumes Control
27:34 - Chapter 35
Fine Work
20:58 - Chapter 36
Gathered Threads
14:30 - Chapter 37
Culmination
18:03 - Chapter 38
A Full Confession
35:35 - Chapter 39
The Outcome of a Great Crime
07:15