Anna Katherine Green (1846 – 1935) has been said to be the mother of the detective novel. Agatha Christy and Arthue Conan Doyle had both studied her writings. Attached is the review of The Step on the Stair (1923) from Time Magazine.
time magazine profile of Anna Katherine Green 1923Anna Katherine Green pioneer of the detective novel 1923Anna Katherine Green Mother of the Detective novel Time Magazine 1923STEP ON THE STAIR by Anna Katherine Green reviewed in Time Magazine 1923
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time magazine profile of Anna Katherine Green 1923Anna Katherine Green pioneer of the detective novel 1923Anna Katherine Green Mother of the Detective novel Time Magazine 1923STEP ON THE STAIR by Anna Katherine Green reviewed in Time Magazine 1923