Anna Katharine Green

Anna Katharine Green
Born(1846-11-11)November 11, 1846
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 11, 1935(1935-04-11) (aged 88)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Genrespoetry, detective fiction
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(m. 1884)​
Children3, including Roland
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Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 – April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first authors of detective fiction in the United States and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green has been called "the mother of the detective novel".

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