House of the Whispering Pines

by Anna Katharine Green

42 chapters12h 55mEnglish1910

About this book

The country club house The Whispering Pines was closed for the winter, but only one day after he locked the place personally, the narrator sees smoke come out of the chimney. He decides to investigate and enters the house. Hidden in the dark, he sees the sister of his fiance, the girl he secretly loves, run out of the house with tears in her eyes. Upstairs then, he discovers the dead body of his betrothed... (Introduction by Carolin)

Chapters (42)

1The Hesitating Step

1352

2It was She - She Indeed!

554

3"Open!"

1307

4The Odd Candlestick

766

5A Scrap of Paper

1547

6Comments and Reflections

812

7Clifton Accepts my Case, part 1

1175

8Clifton Accepts my Case, part 2

1185

9A Chance! I Take It

860

10"We Know of no Such Letter"

1285

11"I Can Help You"

1013

12In the Coach House

947

13"Lila - Lila!"

892

14"What We Want is Here"

573

15The Motionless Figure

1212

16Helen Surprises Sweetwater

1048

1762 Cuthbert Road

1341

18"Must I Tell These Things?", part 1

1274

19"Must I Tell These Things?", part 2

1158

20On It was Written

434

21"It's Not What You Will Find"

986

22"He or You! There is no Third"

1318

23Carmel Awakes

595

24"Break in the Glass!"

1785

25At Ten Instead of Twelve

1538

26All This Stood

1005

27"I am Innocent", part 1

1397

28"I am Innocent", part 2

1585

29The Syllable of Doom

1678

30Expectancy

265

31"Where is my Brother?", part 1

1137

32"Where is my Brother?", part 2

1034

33"I Remembered the Room", part 1

1166

34"I Remembered the Room", part 2

1329

35"Choose", part 1

1150

36"Choose", part 2

991

37"Were her Hands Crossed Then?"

1636

38And I had Said Nothing!

1083

39The Arrow of Death

1829

40"Steady!"

605

41"As if It were a Mecca"

527

42The Surcharged Moment

1177