description: Horatio Leaven-worth is a New York merchant whose material wealth is matched by his eminence in the community and reputation for good works. He is also the guardian of two striking nieces who share his Fifth Avenue mansion. Mary, her uncle's favorite, Is to inherit his fortune at his death. As this mystery opens, that lamentable event has just occurred. Leavenworth has been shot to death and circumstances point to one of his young wards.
language: English
title: The Leavenworth Case
titlecomplete: The Leavenworth Case
characters: Q (Query), Mary Leavensworth, Hannah Chester, Eleanore Leavensworth, Ebenezer Gryce, Everett Raymond, James Trueman Harwell, Horatio Leavensworth
genres: Audiobook, Crime, American, Classics, Mystery Thriller, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Detective, Mystery
ratings_count: 3170
places: New York City, New York
series: Mr. Gryce
publisher: Tantor Media