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A GOOD DETECTIVE STORY
THE FILIGREE BALL
By
ANNA KATHERINE GREEN
Author of “The Leavenworth Case”This is something more than a mere detective story; it is
a thrilling romance—a romance of mystery and crime where
a shrewd detective helps to solve the mystery. The plot is a
novel and intricate one, carefully worked out. There are
constant accessions to the main mystery, so that the reader can
not possibly imagine the conclusion. The story is clean-cut
and wholesome, with a quality that might be called manly.
The characters are depicted so as to make a living impression.
Cora Tuttle is a fine creation, and the flash of love which she
gives the hero is wonderfully well done. Unlike many mystery
stories The Filigree Ball is not disappointing at the end. The
characters most liked but longest suspected are proved not only
guiltless, but above suspicion. It is a story to be read with a
rush and at a sitting, for no one can put it down until the
mystery is solved.
The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis
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