Hand and Ring

A brutal attack on Widow Clemmens throws the town of Sibley into rumor, fear, and suspicion, while a mysterious young woman, Imogene Dare, emerges as the novel's most unsettling and compelling figure. As investigators and bystanders sift through clues, a wandering tramp is blamed, then deeper questions arise around Gouverneur Hildreth, Craik Mansell, and a ring found at the scene. Imogene's strange composure, her insistence on examining the crime, and her hidden knowledge suggest she knows far more than she admits. Anna Katharine Green's Hand and Ring unfolds as a classic Victorian detective novel of circumstantial evidence, courtroom pressure, and psychological tension. In private confrontations and public hearings, love, jealousy, guilt, and duty collide as Tremont Orcutt struggles to balance his legal mind with his feelings for Imogene. The Grand Jury's decision threatens to bring the truth into the open, but every revelation only deepens the atmosphere of moral gravity, romance, and suspense. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.