The Chief Legatee

Although not so well known these days Anna Katharine Green was one of the first detective story authors and famous in her time. She is reputed to have been an inspiration behind the great Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. Her books have even been used in courses in Yale Law School. A vanishing bride, not one but two siblings rise from the grave, a young woman kidnapped as a child returns home. This relates with the thriller mystery collection of the author.