The Golden Slipper: and other problems for Violet Strange by Anna Katharine Green
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Young society lady of New York, Violet Strange, investigates various cases
1 The Golden Slipper - who really is responsible for various thefts
2 - The Second Bullet - When George Hammond dies,is it suicide or murder. Finding a second bullet would mean mirder and finalcial relief for the widow.
3 - An Intangible Clue - When Mrs Doolittle is murdered there seems to be no clue to the murderer.
4 - The Grotto Spectre - Roger Upjohn, widower, a year after his wife's death needs to know the truth regarding his suspicions,
5 - The Dreaming Lady - Mrs Quintard sister to C Dudley Brooks, dead, has lost his latest will which has changed the main beneficiary to her family away from her brother's step-son.
6 - The House of Clocks - Arabella Postlethwaite, of Gloom Cottage, wants her will drawn and invites lawyer to her home, but it is the fate of the step-daughter that concerns him
7 - The Doctor, his Wife, and the Clock - It has been several years since the murder of Mr Hasbrouck, a crime that is still unsolved, until a confession is made, but is it the truth
8 - Missing: Page Thirteen - Mr Cornell believes his honour is at stake when a page with a formula on goes missing from a document. But what secrets will be revealed.
9 - Violet's own - Violet reveals the family secret to her future husband on the eve of her wedding.
A set of enjoyable short mysteries

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