Room Number 3

Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories brings together Anna Katharine Green's atmospheric mysteries, where poisoned wine, hidden motives, eerie staircases, and locked-room traps turn ordinary places into scenes of dread. A deadly family gathering leaves eight heirs dead and one woman facing a shocking claim to the inheritance, while another tale follows a narrator whose near-fatal plunge into a cleverly engineered building trap reveals both criminal ingenuity and the razor edge of panic. Elsewhere, a mysterious woman, a cryptic box, and other unsettling encounters suggest intimate secrets, long-buried feeling, and revelations that can change a life. Green's stories move from shadowy houses and midnight confessions to sharp courtroom-like deduction, blending suspense, dark humor, and psychological tension. Readers of classic detective fiction will find ingenious plotting, chilling atmosphere, and the enduring skill of one of the genre's pioneering voices. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.